According to a recent newscast, violence is on the increase... and the reason...
guns in the ever increasing younger
generation. And they are surprised?
It blows my mind to think how ignorant
the “world” is until I remember that
Jesus said, Matthew 6:22-23.
Bitterness is the same thing as being resentful or cynical. And just like being angry and pessimistic, being bitter can never have a good outcome. Now, there are numerous stories from the Bible that would be good examples of this nasty nature. I could tell you about Cain and Abel, Saul and David, as well as Joseph and his brothers. But instead, we will look in the book of Esther at the story of Haman, the powerful man who had it all and see how a little spark of bitterness can grow into a deadly flame.
Of all our emotions, anger can be the most dangerous. If harbored it can lead to divisions between best friends. It can drive a wedge between husband and wife, brother and sister, parents and children, or any other relationship. There are thousands of examples on record, in Scripture and the secular press, of people committing murder because of anger. The first and best illustration of what anger can do is the murder of Abel by his brother Cain.
Anger poses a puzzle for students of the ageless gospel. In some places the New Testament and other early Christian writings oppose it while in others it is allowed, perhaps even godly. This article will examine the writings of the first believers on the subject to see if they can be harmonized or whether Jesus’ first followers contradicted themselves and each other.
