http://indypsych.com/blog Thoughts from a Christian Psychologist Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:08:19 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://indypsych.com/blog/?p=95&cpage=1#comment-17 Listening Back » The Theology of Taking Responsibility. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:08:19 +0000 http://indypsych.com/blog/?p=95#comment-17 [...] my article on 10 Simple Things to Improve Your Life the first “thing” I advised was to take responsibility. There is a theology behind this [...] [...] my article on 10 Simple Things to Improve Your Life the first “thing” I advised was to take responsibility. There is a theology behind this [...]

]]> http://indypsych.com/blog/?p=39&cpage=1#comment-3 gmichaelgoodwin Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:38:22 +0000 http://indypsych.com/blog/?p=39#comment-3 Too often we who call ourselves Christ followers try to make the distinction between anger and "righteous indignation." Your point is well made in saying that Jesus was not angry when he cleared the Temple. We should liken his actions more to a father coming home and finding his teenager lounging in Dad's chair. The rule of the house is that the teenager not hang his or her legs over the arm of Dad's chair and that they are not to be eating chips and salsa while in the chair. Dad comes home to find these rules clearly being violated and he evicts his teenager from the chair. If a parent must become angry before he or she can enforce the rules which have been set in place, there is a problem. There is no indication that Jesus was angry. To be angry evokes the notion of losing control of our emotions. To act in anger generally precludes careful assessment of a situation. Christ followers are always encouraged to take their situations to the Lord. The too frequent impulsivity of acting in anger does not permit such prayer time. Too often we who call ourselves Christ followers try to make the distinction between anger and “righteous indignation.” Your point is well made in saying that Jesus was not angry when he cleared the Temple. We should liken his actions more to a father coming home and finding his teenager lounging in Dad’s chair. The rule of the house is that the teenager not hang his or her legs over the arm of Dad’s chair and that they are not to be eating chips and salsa while in the chair. Dad comes home to find these rules clearly being violated and he evicts his teenager from the chair.
If a parent must become angry before he or she can enforce the rules which have been set in place, there is a problem. There is no indication that Jesus was angry.
To be angry evokes the notion of losing control of our emotions. To act in anger generally precludes careful assessment of a situation.
Christ followers are always encouraged to take their situations to the Lord. The too frequent impulsivity of acting in anger does not permit such prayer time.

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