by Pastor Roy Esposito
- Contempt – Holds within it the intention to harm and is Anti-Love; Anti-Christ
- Matt 5:21-26 (TPT) — Don’t HOLD anger in your hearts
- a FEELING that can seize minds and bodies and impel one to act against any perceived threats
- Ps 4:4 (NKJ) “Be angry and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed and be still.”
- “Go to a safe place (bed) – take a beat – think it out – still your emotions”
- Eph 4:26-27 (TPT)
- Eph 4:26 (NKJ) -” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath.”
- Jack Hayford – “Anger may win a moment, but it is not to win the day.” -Don’t hold it even for a day!
- Anger expressed with contempt will quickly turn dark and evil
- Contempt – has within it MALICE; the will to do evil
- Intention: To make a painful impression on us
- Beyond the spontaneous form of anger – Choose to stay angry – “Angry People”
- Angry People – carry a full supply of rage with them, ready to explode
- When anger is not waived off and chosen to be indulged there is an element of Self-Righteous and Vanity at work. People with wounded hearts and egos
- The antidote for the poison of contemptuous anger: Persisting in LOVE
- 1 Cor 13:4 – Love never fails!
- Jm 4:7 (TPT) -” Surrender to God, Stand up to the devil and resist him and he will run away.”