wronged or denied and a tendency to undo

wronged or denied and a tendency to undo that by retaliation. Videbeck describes anger as a normal emotion that involves a strong uncomfortable and emotional response to a perceived provocation. R. Novaco recognized three modalities of anger: cognitive (appraisals), somatic-affective (tension and agitations) and behavioral (withdrawal and antagonism). De. Foore describes anger as a pressure cooker; we can only apply pressure against our anger for a certain amount of time until it explodes. Anger may have physical correlates such as increased heart rate, blood pressure, and levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline. Anger becomes the predominant feeling behaviorally, cognitively, and physiologically when a person makes the conscious choice to take action to immediately stop the threatening behavior of another outside force (Wikipedia).

Anger and Israel’s ancient view on i • In ancient Israel, anger is a negative trait. In the Book of Genesis, Jacob condemned the anger that had arisen in his sons Simon and Levi: "Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel. “ (49: 7) • Restraining oneself from anger is seen as noble and desirable, as Ethics of the Fathers states: "Ben Zoma said: Who is strong? He who subdues his evil inclination, as it is stated, "He who is slow to anger is better than a strong man, and he who masters his passions is better than one who conquers a city" (Proverbs 16: 32). " • Maimonides rules that one who becomes angry is as though that person had worshipped idols. Rabbi Shneur Zalman explains that the parallel between anger and idol worship is that by becoming angry, one shows a disregard of Divine Providence - whatever had caused the anger was ultimately ordained from Above - and that through coming to anger one thereby denies the hand of God in one's life. • In its section dealing with ethical traits a person should adopt, the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch states: "Anger is also a very evil trait and it

Is it always wrong or sinful – to be angry? • According to Paul in Ephesians 4: 26 (YLT) - be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath. WRATH - the παροργισμός, the irritation, the exasperation, the embitterment (‘exacerbatio’), which must be dismissed at once before “sun go down”; • In Psalm 7: 11 (YLT) we also read: "God [is] a righteous judge, And He is not angry at all times. " • Jesus spoke to the religious hypocrites “with anger”: “And he saith to them, `Is it lawful on the sabbaths to do good, or to do evil? life to save, or to kill? ' but they were silent. 5 And having looked round upon them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their heart, he saith to the man, `Stretch forth thy hand; ' and he stretched forth, and his hand was restored whole as the other; " (Mark 3: 4 -5) (YLT). • In I Samuel 11: 6 (NASB), we also see that the Spirit of Holy One of Israel coming upon Saul " Then the Spirit of God came upon Saul mightily when he heard these words, and he became very angry. ", which then motivated him to do God's work and free Israel from oppression. Therefore, anger is an emotion that can be used in a constructive way if it

The ways to express anger destructively 1. Anger becomes destructive when you allow yourself to explode and force out your anger upon another person. It’s being called "letting off steam", in another words - it is the sinful use of anger and wrath to destroy or manipulate another person. • James 1: 20 (KJV) declares, "my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. • David in Psalm 37: 8 (NASB) commands, "Cease from anger and forsake wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing. ". • Solomon teaches, " A fool bringeth out all his mind, And the wise till afterwards restraineth it. " Proverbs 29: 11 (YLT). The sinful use of anger is a violation of God's commands, which ultimately hinders effective