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>>662552

Romans 1:18

>The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness.

Romans 12:19

>Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord.

Ecclesiastes 7:20 (Very Relevant)

>Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous, no one who does what is right and never sins.

Romans 3:10 (Extremely Relevant)

>As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one"

Remember especially Matthew 7:5

>You hypocrite! First take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.

Remember that you are also capable of sin, you could be a thief if you had no money, but that lack of money wouldn't cover the sin. You could be a homosexual, but the fact that you don't desire women wouldn't cover the sin.

Also anger and despair are considered sins, and the reason for this is plain to understand when you say "I don't want this anger." Not only does it not feel good, Jesus speaks of anger in the same sentences as he speaks of the law against murder in the Sermon on the Mount, so beware indeed, because the pornographer and the prostitute might enter heaven before you (Matthew 21:31).

>>662552

You don't have to be a heedless idiot and associate with terrible people on purpose, but there is no reason to hate them. God will deal with them according to what they have done, and if you can accept that God will take revenge, then the gospel will be fulfilled, viz Matthew 5:6-7 "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled, Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy."

>>662552

And also repent, I forgot to mention that, but its an important part. Literally the only things you really have control over are your intentions and your willingness to admit your faults (let's ignore grace for a moment) the rest is happenstance and sin however.

The beauty of grace is that you don't even have to encounter the sin of pride, since its not you that's responsible for your good works, you are just responsible for your faults. As unfair as this seems, its better for you never to take pride in your accomplishments.

For instance, even before I converted, I had this practice where I would throw out schoolwork where I got a mark over roughly a B+ and I would keep all my papers which got lower marks than that, and reflect on each of them as frequently as I opened my desk. After my 4 years of uni, I reflected on all the papers as I packed my things, and threw all the papers where I fell short in the trash, which at that point was just a relief. Despite the bad marks I had made it and I could be glad, but not proud.

Thank you.

I think I am still very young in the walk, and young in the Spirit. I am almost 30, but is as if I am a child really only now beginning to learn how to read and live.

Having the Bible as a guide is something I am still so new to. I am very much appreciative of your words. I need to give things over to God and Christ Jesus more than I do. I need to stay my anger and bide my tongue.

I believe this summer is one of transformation for my own way of life. I have been baptized but, like a fussy infant, I have yet to truly heed His words and walk in His Spirit.

Thank you, this is much to ponder and pray on.

>>662552

You're not supposed to """""hate""""" but Jesus said it's okay to throw certain people into the sea and call them the spawn of Satan.