Well, firstly there was pride from which the original sin entered...Adam wanting more than what the Father offered and believing the devil’s lies. Then came denial and blaming Eve...she gave me the apple.
So when our sin nature, or pride nature...man playing God which I had plenty of, is cleansed away, there simply is left only the desire to do right in each moment. No more annoyances which build up into anger and rage. Not that those irritations and impatiences do not come to mind at times, but somehow there is the power to allow them to pass. The bible says aptly, “through patience possess ye your souls”. There in is the key and is very much the center of forgiveness and what Roy teaches. Because along with pride, is the resentments in order to try to assuage our guilt for being a bit separate from God. Anger makes the world turn around and most people operate with those little irritations as an energy source. The more we let those pass, the more we notice and feel God’s love and kindness/ strength move us. Then it becomes more and more natural to treat others as we would like them to treat us, which Jesus said is the core of the law; as well as loving our God with all of our hearts and souls. That is the long answer but pretty accurate.
For me now, that is a way of life and after living like 7 years in a deep depression and almost killing myself, I am so happy and free, much like when I was very young. I have been given the gift of freedom, but I am a servant of the most wonderful now and never would want anything else because there is nothing like it! All of my former drug usage, pornography addiction, weakness to appease people, over eating, all of it was for pleasure...but they all pale in comparison to the joy that God gives me daily. My life honestly feels like a constant vacation even when I am working. I do get physically tired at times, but the happiness is ever present. No cause to worry ever too, because it just is taken away whenever it appears at all in my mind. And all of this is not an effort at all for me. It is a gift for my praying silently daily for many many years and for not judging as I used to very much so. Jesus did tell us judge not lest ye be judged..so this is a stipulation in order to be given the gift...but He gives us the power to do that.
“Jesus did tell us judge not lest ye be judged..so this is a stipulation in order to be given the gift”
I don’t think you have that quite right. I have seen people be Born Again who were judgemental(resentful) yet were given the gift of Being Born again authentically. It is an unmerited gift.
Afterwards however it is essential to not be judgmental as is so vividly portrayed in the parable of the Unforgiving Servant.
From what I have seen in my life, the average person who calls themself a Christian or Born Again Christian knows nothing at all all about overcoming anger or resentment.
Went to a Bible study a few weeks ago and couldn’t get most of them to agree that hatred is a sin
The level of understanding of most Christians is pretty pathetic, especially about their own religion.