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A: Jesus was angry at the money changers in the temple. No. He was angry at their ACTIONS, disobeying God's instructions!

B: He is sinless. Yes! IF He were angry with them, rather than their ACTIONS, then He would not be sinless!

IF he were angry with the money changers (merchants selling animals for the offering), He would not have stopped at just upsetting their money and driving them and their animals out of the Temple. (Mark 11:15–19, 11:27–33; Matthew 21:12–17, 21:23–27; Luke 19:45–48, 20:1–8; John 2:13–16) What did He do to Judas, KNOWING that Judas was betraying Him? He sent him on his way to complete the betrayal. What did He pray concerning His executioners? In Luke 23:34 we read: 'Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”' Having been beaten and humiliated, if there were a time to be angry at a person or persons, THEN would have been the time! Instead, He asked the Father to FORGIVE them!

What did God the Father do in anger/wrath for the execution of His Son? He caused an earthquake, darkened the sky for several hours and tore the 'veil' (an approximately 4 inch thick piece of 'cloth' 60 feet in hieght) from top to bottom. Dead Pharisees? Dead Pilate? Dead Roman soldiers? No! Even killing His Son, He revealed mercy! In John 10:30, Jesus said, "I and the Father are one." In verse 38, He says of His miracles, "But if I do them (miracles), even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father." Father and Son (and Holyt Spirit), each omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent; therefore, NONE are angry with those created in their image, merely the actions/deeds/words of their creation!

THIS is where some Christians get the idea of, 'Hate the sin, not the sinner!' Is it difficult? OF COURSE! Ephesians 6:12 states, 'For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.' Our anger should be against the SINS directed/influenced by the 'adversary' and his minions, NOT against people.