Ephesians 4:26 Be you angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down on your wrath: I. WHAT IS THE SORT OF ANGER HERE ALLOWED OR ENJOINED? Evidently it must be anger of such a sort as shall be in keeping and in harmony with the sphere in which it works, viz., the sphere of the truth as it is in Jesus, in contrast to the deceit or lie of which the devil is the father. The anger of the new man is, in one word, sympathy with God; intelligent, confiding, loving sympathy with God. II. WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS ANNEXED TO THE ALLOWANCE OR INJUNCTION? 1. It must be sinless. Remember that anger too readily allies itself to that self-love in you which is the real root and ground, the source and spring, of the anger of the old man, which is altogether sinful, and of whatever is sinful in the anger of the new man. God's anger, on the contrary, is absolutely holy. For He is never angry on His own account, or for injury done to Him. What makes Him angry, however it may be opposed to His nature and will, does not really touch His essential glory and blessedness. 2. It must be short. If a moment suffice for the anger of God, surely a day may be more than enough for yours. If His righteous and holy wrath endureth but for a moment, yours may well subside ere sundown. (R. S. Candlish, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:WEB: "Be angry, and don't sin." Don't let the sun go down on your wrath, |
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