Anger is a flow of destructive, negative energy, a loss of mental balance that occurs in response to an external stimulus. Social injustice, bad grades, low salaries, betrayal, and criticism can lead to anger.
The condition is expressed in accusations, the desire to punish and offend, destroy, take revenge, and cause fear. An angry person is unpleasant, polluted with abusive words, revenge, and anger.
From the point of view of modern society and Orthodoxy, the following are acceptable for a Christian: good nature, respect, calmness, and patience. On the part of others, even righteous anger is assessed as outrageous, inappropriate, ugly behavior.
How to distinguish between righteous and sinful emotions
Anger is a person’s response to some action or situation. If at this moment we are overcome by irritability, a desire for revenge, and a new conflict arises, then we should think about whether I am sinning. In the Gospel and the letter of the apostles, you can find several places where Jesus became angry when people disobeyed or violated the commandments of God. The Savior’s righteous anger differs from human anger in that during anger, people begin to hate the offender, while Christ fought with sin, but still loved the sinner.
Anger is considered a negative emotion
By expressing negative feelings towards certain events, we do not have the right to allow the devil to control us, giving him a suitable area of action. You can express your indignation in different ways, even by shouting, but at the same time, without offending the troublemaker, placing judgment in the hands of the Almighty.
Read about his sins:
- Sin of idle talk
- Sin of slander
- Sin of laziness
Important!
No matter how much Christians would like to find excuses for angry manifestations of feelings, uncontrollable actions and expressions, they will have to give an answer to God for every word and action. Being completely under the covering of the Holy Spirit, having faith in the power of God's judgment, you can learn to overcome anger while being at peace and quiet. Only God gives us the strength to look at the offender through His eyes and repay with love those who are unjust to us; only with the Lord can we get rid of mortal sin.
It is very difficult to take up your cross and follow Christ. Without humility, patience and forgiveness, it is impossible to achieve true repentance; even if we are angry justifiably, according to human concepts, we do not change anything. Seeing the speck in our brother's eye, we do not notice the beam in our own eye (Matt. 7:3).
It is easy to distinguish righteous anger from unrighteous anger using a simple test. Unrighteous emotions are directed against a specific person, and when treating a person righteously, Christians show emotions towards sin.
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Meaning of Sins with Places in the Bible
1. Passion is a passion, passion, ardor that overshadows the mind. A type of lust - 2 Peter 2:14-16, Rom 13:13.
2. Avarice - insatiability, gluttony, greed - Pr30:15-16, Isa56:11 !
3. Godlessness - unbelief - John 3:18; Hebrews 3:19. There will be no excuse for those who do not see God in His creation.
4. Inaction for evil - James 4:17, know how to act (do) right, but do nothing!
5. Carelessness, irresponsibility - Isaiah 32:7, 47:8 - A careless person: not caring about true well-being, carefree, frivolous. Careless, careless, irresponsible.
6. Recklessness, stupidity - Rome. 1:31. Do not talk about the matter before doing it, and evaluate the matter after it is done. 1 Corinthians 15:36 - lack of prudence in actions and words; do and say without thinking about what the action or conversation will lead to. Listening to the Word of God, but not being guided by it in life, is the highest folly, leading to the fall of Matthew 7:26-27.
7. Dishonor - Gen 34:7; Mic 2:6; 1 Cor11:14. - To go beyond decency, hurting the honor and interests of other people, doing something shameful.
8. Disorderly conduct is a violation of public order, Proverbs 7:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:14. A vicious deed that discredits a person before other people. Gal.5:21 - disorder, ugly, disorderly behavior in the church, in society, at home - 2 Thessalonians 3:11. Disorderly behavior comes from an unloving attitude towards others. All actions of a Christian must be imbued with love, respect, and consideration for others -1 Tim 4:12. “Love does not act outrageously...” 1 Cor 13:4-5.
9. Fornication – 1 Cor.5:9-10; Eph.5:3. Extramarital cohabitation, illicit sexual intercourse.
10. Haters of God – Rom 1:30,32. Hatred of God is to laugh at the name of God.
11. Blasphemy - 1 Tim 1:20; Mark 7:22; Lev24:16. Swearing, using the name of God, ridiculing the name of God.
12. Struggle for power – Rom 13:1-2 – each person should have only the power that is given to him by God, but no more (children to parents, wife to husband, people to God – secular power, etc.)
13. Marriages in violation of the Holy Scriptures - A member of the church can marry only one who is in the Lord - 1 Cor 7:39. If a wife, freed from the marriage union by the death of her husband, can only marry someone who is in the Lord, this is especially true for those entering into a primary marriage. The same applies to brothers (2 Cor 6:14). » A marriage cannot be dissolved until the death of one of the spouses (1 Cor7:10-11; Rom7:2-3; Matthew 19:6). All complex divorce cases, the determination of their sinfulness (Matthew 5:32), must be resolved based on the Word of God, discussing together with the church and acting according to the spirit.
14. Cowardice - (Pr29:25; 1John4:18; Rev21:8). Denial of God due to some fear; fear of people, of death. Fear is a sign of the presence of sin in the heart and disunity with God.
15. Rebellion - conspiracy, indignation, rebellion, open resistance of the people to the legitimate authority, to God - Ps65:7, Prov.24:21, Ezek2:5, 8; 20:38.
16. Perfidy – Rom1:31; 2 Timothy 2:18; Isaiah 1:28 - Direct departure from the Lord in actions, deeds, teaching.
17. Bribery - (Amos5:12; Ezek.22:12; Mic.7:3).
18. Magic - fortune telling, turning to psychics, astrology, spiritualism (Acts 8:9; Gal.5:19-21). Prediction of fate by the forces of darkness.
19. Freethinking – thinking on your own, putting your thoughts on a par with God’s – Ezek 28:6.
20. Theft - Mark 7:22; 1 Cor6:10. Any illegal, secret acquisition of something that does not belong to the person committing it is theft.
21. Spiritual theft - in marriage, ministry, tithe of time - Pr30:23, Jeremiah 23:30, Malakh3:8-9.
22. Enchantment – bewitchment, enchantment. “...Do not cast spells and do not guess” - Leo. 19:26.
23. Lustful gaze (licentiousness, adultery) – Matthew 5:28 – spiritual depravity, adultery.
24. Enmity - Gal.5:19-21; James 4:1. State of Confrontation
25. Arrogance - Proverbs 8:13. Measure and evaluate yourself by a standard higher than others.
26. Stupidity, naivety, recklessness, thoughtlessness - Ps32:9, Rom1:21, Gal3:1-3, Titus 3:8, Eph5:17, Acts 25:27.
27. Infamy - Titus. 1:16, 3:3. Doing openly what people abhor, what is not accepted by people, what they look at with disgust (bad food, nudity in public, etc.)
28. Pride - James 4:6; 1 Timothy 6:3-4; 1 Peter 5:5. A person extols and exalts himself, becoming “above everyone else”; this is Satan's first sin
29. Robbery - Isaiah 61:8; Jer.6:7; Lev.19:13. Large-scale theft with or without violence, with digging or breaking.
thirty . Rudeness is an angry, rude, insulting attitude towards others - Pr18:24, Exod5:2.
31. Double-mindedness - James 4:8; Mat.6:24. Serve both God, and yourself, and God, and mammon.
32. Double-mindedness - suspiciousness, suspicion, doubt, uncertainty in one’s choice and opinion - James 1:8,
33. Insolence - Titus 1:7; 2 Peter 2:10. Particular rudeness, lack of control; produces disrespect, humiliation, insult.
34. Spiritual debts (debt of love, respect, honor) and physical (loans, credits) – Rom 13:8
35. Spirit of Jezebel – Spirit of control, manipulation and destruction – 1 Kings 19:1-2,21:1-16
36. Heresies, temptations - non-Christian dogma - Heb 13:9, Titus 3:10; 2 Timothy 2:17-18. Various false teachings, deviations from the truth
37. Greed – Pr30:15-16
38.Hardness, cruelty - 2 Timothy 3:3 - unmerciful, immeasurably strict, harsh treatment of people without any sympathy or pity.
39. Fraud, fraud - to act deceitfully for personal gain - Dan11:23, Lev6:2-4,
40. Delusion is to believe in lies, false signs and wonders - 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11.
41. Envy - Gal5:19-21; Rom1:29-32; James 3:16 - A feeling of annoyance caused by the well-being of another. A state of mind when a person experiences a feeling of annoyance at seeing the success or happiness of another, and regrets that he himself does not have what the other has (Gal. 5:20). “It is great gain to be godly and content” (1 Timothy 6:6).
42. Arrogance – Pr30:32, An arrogant person is a proud person, easily forgotten, putting himself above and better than everyone else.
43. Malice, anger - Col. 3:8; Titus 3:3. Evil mood, desire to do something evil. Expression in words, actions, and looks to one's neighbor about harm.
44. Evil character - Rom 1:29 - evil disposition (character), lack of kindness.
45. Schadenfreude - rejoicing in someone else’s misfortune, rejoicing in doing evil - Pr2:14, 17:5, 24:17.
46. Slander, Slander - (James 4:11; Sheth.4:14; 1 Cor.6:10; Col.3:8). Evil, unkind words, behind-the-eye or direct slander with evil words; slander, slander, blasphemy, etc.
47. Evil thoughts (1 Pet. 4:3; 1 Cor. 13:5; Matt. 15:19). Translation from Greek: “bad thoughts.” Cain admitted the thought and killed. Ananias admitted the thought and lied.
48. Idolatry – 1 Peter 4:3, 1 Cor 5:11, 10:14). Worship of idols, idols, mammon.
49. Avoidance of childbirth - (Gen. 1:28; 1 Tim. 5:14; 2:15), as well as the destruction of the fetus - the baby in the womb (Ps. 139:16).
50. Mockery – mock, ridicule, mock – 2 Kings 2:23, 2 Chronicles 30:10, Nehemiah 4:1, Job 19:18, Ps79:7.
51. Torment - to extort, torment, torment, torment - Matthew 18:34, Luke 12:58, Acts 22:5, Isaiah 58:7.
52. Cannibalism (cannibalism) - eating each other both in the flesh and in the spirit - Deut. 28:53, 55-57.
53. Slander, gossip - slander (Ps14:1-4; Jer.6:28). A lie that defames someone, telling bad, vicious, denigrating rumors for a bad purpose.
54. Oath (Heb. 6:16; Jas. 5:12; Hos. 4:2). This is a solemn promise with proof of fidelity. Christ canceled the oath and gave the commandment: “yes, yes and no, no.”
55. Deceit - Isaiah 32:7 - sophisticated villainy, the desire to do evil, hiding behind benevolence and feigned love. Proverbs 26:24, 1 Peter 2:1, Mark 7:22-23, Jer 9:6-8). Malice disguised as ostentatious virtue.
56. Witchcraft is an attempt to change the will of God
57. Self-interest is its own benefit in everything (Is.57:17; 1 Pet.5:2; 1 Thess.4:6; 2:3). He makes money, gets rich at the expense of others, seeks profit from everything.
58. Blasphemy (Prov. 24:9) is a mockery, a mockery of what is holy.
59. Incest – incest, intimate, consanguineous marriages, sexual relations
60. Theft - secret appropriation of someone else's property, kidnapping, theft with or without burglary. “For I, the Lord, love justice, I hate violent robbery...” Isaiah 61:8 “You shall not wrong your neighbor, neither shall you commit robbery” (Leviticus 19:13).
61. Criticism – Job 36:17, Matthew 7:1-2, 1 Tim 6:4 – discussion of other people’s affairs, works with the expression of one’s own, purely, biased opinion.
62. Smoking – Lev 10:1, Isaiah 65:7 – incense alien (displeasing) to God.
63. Laziness - (Proverbs 6:6-10). Lack of desire to act, to work.
64. Perjury - bearing false witness about someone or something, telling a lie (Ex. 20:16; 1 Cor. 15:15). False testimony about someone or something; people acting shamelessly?
65. False teaching (2 Peter 2:1; Jude 1:4). Teaching that deviates from the truth (Jehovah's Witnesses, etc.). Misleading people.
66. False prophecy (Matthew 24:11,24; 7:15, 1John4:1). Prophecy from the mind and prophecy from the unclean spirit.
67. Flattery ( Job 32:21; Rom 16:18). Sly servility, feigned approval, praise for profit; endear.
68. Covetousness (Mark 7:22) - obtaining excess, i.e., excess profit (taking advantage of the need of a neighbor); lend on the terms of repayment with interest, with interest; return to growth; unjustified profit when buying and selling; speculation, bribery
69. Hypocrisy – duplicity, pretense, hypocrisy (Rom2:11; James2:1-9; Matthew6:16). Do everything for show, hiding the essence; unfair, partial treatment of others.
70. Discretion - a selective attitude towards people, a biased attitude. (James 2:9; Jude 1:16). Respect for a person with benefit is people-pleasing, biased, unfair treatment of someone.
71. Lies (Eph.4:25) - statements contrary to the truth. Intentional distortion of the truth (Rev. 21:8; John 8:44; 1 John 2:21). Statements that are contrary to the truth. He who tells a lie is not saved. The father of lies is Satan.
72. Deceit – distortion of the truth, embellishment (Heb. 3:12, 1 Thess. 2:3). From the word “bow”, curvature, bend. Walking crookedly, feignedly, counterfeitly, any evil purpose.
73. Fornication (Hos.4:13-14, Rev.21:8) – illegal carnal cohabitation with unmarried people.
74. Curiosity – Genesis 34:1-5 – Unhealthy, petty interest in any, even unimportant, details. Ask out of empty curiosity. Idle curiosity.
75. Lust - 2 Peter 2:14-16, surrendering oneself to the power of carnal lusts, passions, thirst for incessant sin.
76. Covetousness (Eph.5:5) - love for acquiring earthly riches, greed for acquisition, for profit is idolatry, serving wealth - mammon.
77. Lack of faith - lack of faith (faith with doubts) - Matthew 6:30, 8:26, 16:8; Luke 12:28, Malakh 3:10.
78. Cowardice - Jeremiah 1:17, Numbers 21:4 - To be cowardly means to have weak faith in the Power of God, to give in to despondency, to lose heart. You can’t be cowardly in the face of failure.
— Manipulation, spiritual control —
79. Suspiciousness – presenting one’s opinion as reality: imagining danger where there really is none, morbid suspicion.
80. PRAYER SINS:
- it is a sin to stop praying for someone for whom God has your heart - 1 Samuel 12:23
- prayer without prior repentance - 1 Tim 2:8
- prayer is not according to the will of God - Jeremiah 14:11
- violation of the prohibition on prayer - Jeremiah 7:16, 11:14
81. Vindictiveness - evil deeds in revenge, sabotage - Rom 12:17-19, 1 Samuel 25:26,33, Lev 19:18, Deut 32:35, Prov 24:17-19, 24:29; EUR10:30,
82. Obsessiveness, importunity – Pr25:17
83. Impudence is impudence coupled with shamelessness (2 Peter 3:3).
84. Arrogance - Isaiah 3:16 - the highest degree of pride, when a person becomes puffed up, that is, puffed up, filled with arrogance, arrogance and visible conceit (Prov. 16, 18). Arrogance is the pride of the mind. “...Being foolishly puffed up with the mind of the flesh” (Col. 2:18).
85. Naivety (simple-mindedness) - Rom 16:18, 1 John 4: 1-3, 2 Peter 2:14 - an unsupported soul, prone to frequent error, simplicity bordering on stupidity.
86. Taking God's name in vain (Ex. 20:7). "Oh my God! Oh my God!" pronounced without meaning, unnecessarily, in vain.
87. Pomposity (2 Tim. 3:2-4). Pride in an ostentatious form: magnificent, luxurious, pompous, refined, for display (like a peacock) in conversation, in clothing, in behavior.
88. Drug addiction
89. Violence - spiritual and physical, violent action against the will of a person - Gen34:1-7, 2 Samuel 13:14.
90. Hearing (Prov.26:20;16:28). Having heard from one, transfer it to another; carrier of rumors.
91. Ingratitude (Rom 16:3-4; 2 Tim. 3:2). We must thank everyone for everything good and support everything good that is accepted among the people.
92. Negligence, neglect (Jer.48:10). Doing any task without diligence of spirit. And others need to do it carefully with diligence, as for themselves
93. Ignorance - unwillingness to acquire wisdom and understanding - Eccl 7:25, 1 Peter 2:15, Eph 4:18.
94. False testimony is faith without works, and the Word without the power of the Holy Spirit - Mark 3:35, Luke 8:21, Acts 1:8, 13:31, 22:15; 1Peter5:1.1Thess2:10, 1Cor4:20, Rev1:5,8, 2:13, 3:14;
95. Unfair scales – Prov 20:10, 20:23, Hos12:7 – unrighteous measure: exalting oneself and underestimating, belittling the merits of other people.
96. Unfaithfulness (Heb. 3:12; James 5:19). Betrayal of the Lord and His teaching is expressed by a violation of the will of God.
97 . Inattention - a careless, disrespectful, superficial attitude - Ps27:5, Prov25:12, Rom1:28, Heb10:24.
98. Unworthy acceptance of the Supper – 1 Cor11:18-19, 2 Cor13:5 – acceptance of the Supper without worthy repentance
99. Failure to keep promises – Eccl5:1-5, Ps14:4, 58:13, Judges11:36,
100. Unlovingness – inhospitability, intolerance, callousness. (Rom 1:31) - lack of love for God and, as a result, lack of love for one’s neighbor and children. Love is commanded - Matthew 22:39. Without love, life and ministry are meaningless (1 Cor. 13:1-3).
101. Unmerciful - lack of compassion, lack of desire to have mercy, to forgive someone (Rom. 1:31) - lack of desire to have mercy, to forgive someone. An example of disgrace and its consequences - Matthew 18:24-28
102. Hatred - (Gal. 5:19,21; 1 John 2:11). A person who wishes harm to another
103. Insatiability (greed) - a person unable to be satisfied with anything, while stopping - Proverbs 30:15, Eph4:19 - They, having reached the point of insensibility, gave themselves over to debauchery so that they commit all uncleanness with insatiability.
104. Untruth – wrong behavior, actions, deeds. (1 John 5:17; Rev. 22:15). Any untruth that causes evil is sin. Rahab, the harlot, saved by untruth. Moses, saving the people, asked Pharaoh to go into the desert for three days.
105. Disobedience to parents (Rom. 1:30; 2 Tim. 3:2). Consequence of apostasy from God.
106. Disobedience to one another (1 Peter 5:5). In the family within the framework of God's law.
107. Disobedience to ministers (Heb. 13:17). The best option for education is the advice of the Church.
108. Disobedience to authorities (Rom13:1-3). They care (the authorities) about the welfare of the people; to submit “for good.”
109. Disobedience to God's Commandments – Deut.11:26-28
110. Lewdness, unbridledness - (Gal. 5:19; 2 Cor. 12:21). Everything that is not noted in Scripture and everything that does not bring good: smoking, drug addiction, gluttony, sebaryism, etc.
111. Intransigence - unforgiveness, rancor, stubbornness (1 John 3:15; Rom. 1:31). A state of constant hostility, lack of desire to come to peace.
112. Unforgiveness – Lack of desire to come to peace, a person’s inability to show mercy to offenders, to forgive offenses – Deut.15:2, Mt6:14-15, Lk17:8, Mal1:6.
113. Non-observance of the Sabbath – Ezek 20:13,16,21, 24 – violation of the commandment of the Lord.
114. Intolerance, lack of long-suffering – Luke 21:19, James 1:4! 2 Peter 1:6, Rom 8:25, 15:4, 2 Cor 6:4, Gal 5:22, 2 Cor 6:4, Col 1:11, 2 Thess 1:4, 3:5 ! 1 Tim6:11, Titus 2:2, Hebrews 10:36, 12:1! Rev 3:10 – intolerance towards each other, other people, their shortcomings, certain circumstances, edification, and the opinions of others. Lack of long-suffering (perfect patience) - James 5:10, Rom 2:4, 1 Cor 13:4, Gal 5:22, Eph 4:2, Col 3:12, 2 Tim 4:2, Heb 6:12 - a person who does not have patience, much less will he have long-suffering !
115. Disrespect, disrespect for God, for parents, for other people - Rom12:10, Phil2:3,
116. Uncleanness – spiritual, physical, in deeds (Gal.5:19; Col.3:5). Debauchery and lasciviousness for the gratification of the flesh and every nasty deed.
117 . Accusations - to blame, to consider guilty - 1 Kings 8:32, Job 33:10, Luke 6:7, John 5:45,8 :6; Acts 23:28-30, 25:16-18, Accusations against Jesus John 18:29
118. Resentment, touchiness - (Rom. 1:30; 1 Cor. 6:8). Cause injury, in word or deed. Ecclesiastes 7:21-22 – don’t be offended by other people’s words.
119. Resentment against fate (hidden resentment towards God), dissatisfaction with fate - Is45:10, Pr29:26, Dan4:32 - a person dissatisfied with his fate thereby blasphemes God (Pr19:21).
120. Robbing God with tithes – Malachus 3:8-9, Matthew 23:23, Haggai 1:5-9, 1 Cor16:2, Lev 27:30
122. Deception - (Pr12:17; Lev19:11). To deceive someone with deceitful actions or words to achieve one's goal. Say it so that he understands it differently than it really is.
123. Deception – Rom1:32, 2:21-23, 2Jn1:7, 1Tim4:1, Jas1:14, 2Thess2:3, Heb3:13, Rev13:14, Isa66:3-4, Hab1:3, false teachers, false doctrines, seared conscience (all in half), live and sin consciously
124. Chagrin - to upset someone: to insult, to sadden; offend; It hurts to touch the heart, the moral side. Resentment upsets, arouses feelings of bitterness, grief - Pr10:1, 2Cor9:7, Deut32:20-21, Ps77:56-58, 105:32-33, Isa63:10, Rom14:15.
125. Defilement of children through fornication - Ps105:35-39.
126. Offending the Holy Spirit (Eph.4:30; Heb.10:29). Uncleanness, unfaithful life, not maintaining holiness. The spirit is yearning.
127. Insult (Luke 18:32; Ps. 42:10). Humiliate a person, by word or action
128. Condemnation - (Luke 6:37; Rom. 2:1,3). Blaming someone, expressing a disapproving opinion about someone, talking between two people about a third person. This is the predominant topic of conversation among the people of this world.
129. Denial, Betrayal - (Matthew 10:33). Deny God out of shame or fear. Apostasy is a direct departure from the Lord in action or doctrine (2 Tim. 2:18). Retribution for backsliding - Isaiah 1:28.
130. Lack of fear of God – Ps35:3-5, 54:20.
131. Carrier (Lev. 19:16; Prov. 11:13). You need to decide what to say and to whom. The secret of the Church is not told to outsiders.
132. Reproach (2 Samuel 21:21). Spread bad rumors about a neighbor or the shortcomings of another. To rise above the weak, to mock, to humiliate
133. Remembering the Lord in vain (in vain, out of place) – Deuteronomy 5:11 – using the expression “Oh, Lord!” in everyday speech for no reason.
134. Evil conception – Isaiah 57:3, Deut. 23:2, John 8:41 – Conceiving a child out of wedlock, as a result of fornication illegitimate children are born – the children of a harlot.
135. Depravity, perversion - homosexuality, lesbianism, pedophilia, necrophilia, bestiality. Sodomy (1 Cor. 6:9). For an explanation, see: Rom.1:27; Lev.18:22. Bestiality (1 Peter 4:3). For an explanation see: Lev.18:23. Those who commit these sins are defiled (Rom. 1:24), unclean (Jude 1:7-8); defilers (2 Peter 2:13) will not inherit the Kingdom of God (1 Cor. 6:9-10), Masochism – pleasure in humiliation – Rom 1:27.
136. Surety – Ps48:8, taking responsibility for another.
137. Sending curses - (Rom.12:14; Prov.26:2; Matt.5:44). This is the wish: “That you...” A deserved curse has power, but an undeserved one does not. But Christ, on the contrary, commanded to bless.
138. Lust - 1 Peter 4:2 - desire for sinful, carnal things, carnal desire. The Word of God calls the urge to satisfy sinful carnal needs evil lust (Col. 3:5), unclean lust (2 Peter 2:10).
139. Idleness - wasting time; This is a lazy person who is not consciously busy. “Whoever tills his land will be satisfied with bread; but he who follows in the footsteps of the idle is foolish” (Ezek. 16:49, Prov. 12:11, 28:19, Matt. 12:36; 20:3).
140. Idle talk - uttering unnecessary words that are not necessary (Eze 16:49; Matt 12:36). Words that have no meaning, purposes that are not used for their intended purpose.
141. Betrayal - (2 Tim. 3:4) - to betray means to hand over, give away, betray someone or something. Betrayal consists of transferring into the hands of unbelievers and false brothers information that interests them about the life of the church and its members. This information is used by the enemies of the cause of God to persecute, persecute and destroy the cause of God. As a rule, traitors commit this sin for the sake of their well-being. To be a traitor is the greatest sorrow; it would be better for such a person not to have been born (Mark 14:21).
142. Contempt (Matthew 18:10). Humiliation, neglect of others. There are unseemly people, and there are spiritually difficult people, but they should not be despised
143. Controversy (Tit.2:9; 1Tim.6:20). Speak contrary, stubbornness on the lips.
144. Adultery - betrayal, adultery
145. Neglecting the upbringing of children in the instruction of the Lord . (Ps. 77:3-7). The Holy Scripture commands to raise children in the teaching and admonition of the Lord. And Christ rebuked His disciples when they did not allow children to come to Him (Matthew 19:13-14).
146. Neglect of the Bible (Word) – Ps49:17, 2Thess2:10-12, 2Tim4:4, Prov5:13, Acts13:46
147. Resistance to repentance – John 15:22 – not wanting to repent after conviction
148. Resistance to God (His will) and the Holy Spirit - 1 Samuel 15:23, Acts 7:51, 1 Thess 4:8 - actions, thoughts, words against the will of God.
149. Resistance to other people benefiting God - Numbers 12:1-2, 16:3; Ps105:16-18
150. Idle talk (Eph.5:4; 2Pet.2:18). Uttering empty, unnecessary words, fruitless conversations. “I don’t need 300 years.”
151. Drunkenness - (Lev10:9-10; 1Cor6:10; Pr23:20-21). Drinking alcohol is not permissible in order to distinguish between pure and unclean, sin and holy. Drinking alcoholic beverages. The consumption of alcoholic beverages (alcohol, vodka, wine, beer, etc.) is harmful indecency, in which the flesh is excited and strengthened and the spirit is enslaved, as a result of which actions become extremely carnal and reckless, leading to debauchery, misfortune and death (Prov. 23: 29-35).
152. Corruption (spiritual, at the level of thought) – Gen 6:5 , Ps 13:1, 2 Peter 2:2, Acts 13:10 – perversion of God’s thoughts with replacement of your own sinful ones: to corrupt someone, to lead astray from the path of truth; to distort mentally, by false teaching, or morally, inclining to debauchery, to a bad and criminal life.
153. Disappointment - dissatisfaction as a result of moral corruption in oneself, in life, in people, in God, in the church, a feeling of defeat - Ps72:13, Malakh3:14-15, Isaiah 5:19, 58:3, Job 21:15, 34 :9, 35:3, 45:10; Zeph1:12, 2Peter3:4,
154. Knowing not to do good - James 4:1. If you understand, if you have the opportunity and are able, but you don’t.
155. Irritation - Eph.4:31, 6:4; Isaiah 41:11. Greater degrees of anger, resentment toward others, or actions that irritate others
156. Irritation of children – Col3:21, Eph6:4 – our actions leading to despondency of children
157. Disagreement - 1 Corinthians 3:3. Lack of agreement due to differences of opinion.
158. Destruction of the Temple (abortion) – 1 Cor 3:16-17, 2 Cor 6:16 – an unborn child is also the Temple of God for the Spirit of God, and the destruction of a child is the destruction of the Temple of God.
159. Strife, enmity - Gal.5:19-21; James 4:1. A state of opposition (2 Cor12:20). Intensified disagreements, quarrels, enmity.
160. Lechery (in the flesh) – Ezek 23:21,27,49; 1 Peter 4:3-4, Rom 13:13, Eph 4:19 - A dissolute person, a dissolute life - depraved, immoral, carnal, animal, indulging in all the temptations of his sinful and bestial nature. Debauchery - laxity of morals, dissolute life, everyday life, lewdness.
161. Corruption - Job 15:16, 20:12, 2 Peter 1:4, 2:19, Jude 1:10 - CORRUPTION - turn into corruption, into dust, into nothing; or - to destroy, destroy. The moth spoiled the clothes. Humanity is corrupted by selfishness and arrogance, distorted, perverted. To defile a shrine, to scold, to desecrate, to blaspheme.
162. Marital jealousy - 1. Passionate distrust, painful doubt about someone's fidelity, in love, in complete devotion. The pangs of jealousy. Jealousy turns a person into a beast. Dahl. Killing out of jealousy. And here are the worries of love, jealousy, constant fear for the little one. Chekhov. At first he will go crazy with jealousy, and then cool down. Goncharov. 2. Fear of someone else's success, fear that another person will do better, a painful desire to completely own someone or something (forcible deprivation of another person's freedom of choice). Compare:3. Divine jealousy - zeal, diligence, zeal (bookish obsolete). He set to work with zeal.
163. Murmuring - discontent - 1 Tim.6:3-5, Rom.1:29-31, James 4:1. Sinful hobby. Arguing with feelings of hostility towards each other, for any reason, there is no agreement. Jude 1:16 - a state of constant discontent, grumpiness. “Do everything without grumbling or doubting” (Phil. 2:14).
164. Masturbation (maliciousness) - masturbation, masturbation, self-satisfaction, (Gen. 38:8-10) the same as masturbation.
165. Self-willed humility - Col. 2:18. Humbling yourself is not scriptural. Monasteries. Asceticism. Abstinence from meat. We came up with it ourselves.
166. Complacency – Rom1:28-30, 2Cor11:17-18, Malakh1:8.
167. Self-love - 2 Timothy 3:2, Self-esteem with a jealous attitude towards oneself. Self-love, self-esteem with a jealous attitude towards oneself. “For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, proud, arrogant... Avoid such people” (2 Tim 3:2, 5).
168 . Conceit – Rom2:17-21, 1Cor8:2, Isaiah5:21, Rev3:17 - Conceit, too high a person’s opinion of himself, arrogance, self-confidence, complacency, pride of the heart. A self-important person who dreams of himself, who has become arrogant, attributing imaginary virtues to himself
169. Self-confidence - relying on oneself, on one’s own strength and mind - Pr14:16, Jeremiah 17:1-5.
170. Self-deception – James 1:16,22, Gal6:7.
171. Self-righteousness - confidence exclusively in one’s own rightness, a manifestation of pride - Job 25:4, Isaiah 64:6, 57:12, Ezek 33:12, Phil 3:9,
172. Self-pity - self-pity - Matthew 16:22-23, Jeremiah 3:39 (think about yourself not according to God, but according to man - Mark 8:33.
173. Self-praise, self-satisfaction - Rom. 1:28-30. He praises himself and is pleased with himself - 2 Cor11:17-18.
174. Self-confidence – James 4:13-17 – making a decision without consulting God
175. Quarrelsomeness - Tendency to quarrels, quarrels, pickiness - James 3:14.
176. Self-will - 2 Peter 2:10, Judges 9:4 - leading by one’s own will (one’s own will is the law), regardless of the opinions of others and the will of God.
177. Self-willed – Proverbs 18:1, Jeremiah 4:22, 5:26 – capricious, stubborn, doing as one pleases
178. Sacrilege - Rom.2:22. A desecration of a shrine in the eyes of its admirers.
Sins coming from the mouth of man.
179. Profanity - Eph.5:4; Col. 3:8. The language of demons, Sodomy. The speech is filled with nasty, obscene words; swearing, swearing. The jargon of the camps passed on to the people.
180. Hoarding (philistinism, miserliness) – hoarding something in reserve for a “rainy” day – Matthew 6:19-21, 34;
181. Feeble is a lack of wisdom leading to foolish actions and behavior - Pr9:4, 11:12, 12:11, 17:18, 24:30.
182. Lust for pleasure – 1 Tim5:6, Rom13:13. Voluptuousness is the renunciation of God due to lust.
183. Debate of words - 2 Timothy 2:14; 1 Timothy 6:4. It is the same thing as strife to prove on the basis of exaltation - Phil.2:3, 1:16. Expressing your opinion is always different from others, or not like everyone else.
184. Ridiculousness - Eph.5:4. Speak ironically to make people laugh. The tendency to cause laughter, to create laughter.
185. Temptations, seduction - Rom 16:17 - to seduce means to incline someone by one’s behavior or word to sin, to deviate from the truth; give a reason, incite someone to do something illegal. Mark 4:16-17; 1 Cor.8:8-9. It happens in different versions: to stumble through the shortcomings of others or to seduce, this is to entice oneself, to be seduced is to be carried away, to be tempted by a sinful act.
186 . Competition - comparing oneself with others, ridicule, pickiness - Lev 18:18, 1 Samuel 1:6-8, Gen 30:15, Matthew 5:25, Luke 12:58.
187. Spiritualism - 1 Samuel 28:7; Deut. 18:11,12. Summoning the spirits of the dead.
188. Disputes, disagreements – 1 Cor3:3; 1Tim6:3-5. In verbal debate, verbal competition for one's opinion with a feeling of hostility.
189. Love of money - 2 Timothy 3:2 - love of money, greed for its accumulation. The love of money is the root of all evil - 1 Timothy 6:10.
190. Quarrels - Rom.13:13; Proverbs 17:14. A state of mutual enmity, disagreement, accompanied by anger, discord, enmity, hostility, a consequence of a dispute.
191. Demonic passions - Carnal passion - Col. 3:5 - unbridled, unaccountable sinful impulse; a strong, reckless, painful desire for something sinful - Rom.7:5. The Word of God testifies - Gal.5:24.
192. Voluptuousness - Rom.13:13 - inclination towards sensual pleasures, carnal passion.
Lust for pleasure - 1 Timothy 5:6; 2 Timothy 3:4 - the same as voluptuousness.
193. Satanic fears – Job 18:11, Ps54:20, 24:17, Heb2:14-15 – all human fears and horrors.
194. Superstition - vain faith, belief in omens and signs - Matthew 16:2, Luke 12:54-56, Gal4:9-10 - meaningful or unreflective participation in the affairs, legends and traditions of ancestors or culture
195. Vanity - Luke 10:41-42; Ps.4:3; 2 Thessalonians 3:11; Titus 3:9. Anything beyond what is necessary.
196. Vanity of mind - a person’s inability to focus on his thoughts and control them - Eph4:17-24, Prov 13:11
197. Suicide (suicide) – Rev 21:8, Matt 27:5 – Cursing yourself and destroying your life
198. Tattoos, piercings – Deut. 14:1, Lev 19:28 – cuts, tattoos, designs on the body.
199. Workaholism - when a person’s work comes first (indecency) and is an idol for him - Ezek 14:3, 20:7,16,24,31; Acts 15:19-20, 1 John 5:21, 2 Cor 6:16,
200. Parasitism - living at someone else's expense, through someone else's labor, parasitism, idleness - 2 Thess. 3:8-10.
201. Vanity - James 4:16; Gal.5:26. Rely on yourself, overestimate your capabilities.
202. Murder - moral (words), physical, abortion
203. Dejection – Pr17:22 – hopelessness (lack of hope in God).
204. Perseverance, obstinacy - Rom.2:8; Jude 1:11. Reckless insistence on one's own.
205. Eating strangled blood, Acts 15:28-29. “The blood did not flow” (soul).
206. Religious fanaticism - intolerance of other faiths
207. Pharisaism – knowledge without execution, without love – 1 Cor8:1
208. Rudeness is a disrespectful attitude towards other people, degrading their dignity - Gen 9:21-22.
209. Cunning - 2 Cor4:2 - the ability to act skillfully, using deceit, deceit, lies, etc. to achieve your goal. “The cunning art of deception” (Eph4:14). Example: Gen.3:1.
210. Predation - 1 Cor. 6:10; Ps.61:11. Those who do evil with violence, brutally, without remorse, brazen, insidious theft.
211. Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit - Mark 3:29. Deliberate reproach of the power of the Lord; out of anger and envy the Pharisees said: “He has a demon.” It doesn't say goodbye.
212. Sorcery - Ex.8:7; A lion. 19:31; Acts 19:19. Charming trapping actions, sometimes with the use of herbs, incense, spells, drinks, false miracles.
213. Ventriloquism - Satan speaks in them: speaking with other people's voices.
214. Gluttony - overeating - Luke 21:34. “God is their belly” to take care of food beyond what is required. Eating well is not a sin.
215. Chauvinism, racism - intolerance towards other nations, exaltation over them
216. Selfishness and narcissism are the same signs of sin as murder and theft. In the Bible in the Gospel of Mark, chapter 7, verses 21-23, it is written: “For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, malice, deceit, lasciviousness, an envious eye, blasphemy, pride , madness."
217. Extrasensory perception - conscious participation in mass or individual sessions of “scientific-like” suggestions for the purpose of “healing”, as well as the use for such purposes of various objects and “medicines”, amulets, talismans, etc. All this opens up the possibility for the enemy of human souls take possession of the hearts of those participating in this sin. Such “...will not inherit the kingdom of God” - Gal.5:20-21. The fate of those who sin is in the lake of fire (Rev. 21:8).
218. Snitching - 2 Cor 12:20. A malicious slander with intent. Report for selfish purposes.
219. Fury - Acts 19:28; Col. 3:8; Eph.4:31. Indomitability, the highest degree of anger when a person loses control over his actions; this is the work of the satanic spirit.
220. Sloth is not zeal, lack of diligence, diligence - Pr18:10, 19:5, Joshua 18:3, 19:16, Matthew 6:24, Luke 11:42, John 10:13, 1 Tim4:14
221. Withholding wages from a mercenary – Lev 19:13, Deut 24:15, Jerem 22:13, Malakh 3:5, Matt 20:8 – untimely payment of wages, non-payment of wages.
Addition to the list of sins dated 10/4/11
222. Shamelessness – Proverbs 7:13 – shame is a sign and outward manifestation of conscience, shamelessness is the absence of reproach and remorse.
223. Wandering – Isaiah 8:21 – to wander, not to find a place of rest.
224. Lust for power – Acts 5:29 – the desire to subjugate people to oneself, to one’s own desires, and not to God
225. Grouchiness - muttering angrily, expressing displeasure - 1 Tim 6:6,
226. Stiff-neckedness – Deut 10:16, Acts 7:51-54, disobedient, disobedient, self-willed. These definitions are based on the image of a draft animal that does not bend its neck and does not allow the harness to be put on itself. The definition of “stiff-necked” is applied in Sec. way to the people of Israel, who stubbornly resist God's will, stubbornly rejecting the Lord's guidance (Ex 32:9; Jer 7:26; Acts 7:51).
227. Evil - everything bad, dashing, contrary to the truth, both physical and moral - Mark 7:23, Gen 8:21, 6:5
228. Capriciousness - stubbornness, stubbornness, fastidiousness, whimsicality - Numbers 11:4, 2 Tim 4:3 - to act according to your own whims.
229. Puffiness - arrogance, arrogance, self-confidence, exaltation over others - 2 Kings 19:28, Deut. 17:20.
230. Gambling addiction (gambling addiction) – indecent, excessive passion for games - Gal.5:19; 2 Cor. 12:21
231. Bribery – 2 Peter 2:15, 2 Chronicles 19:7 – bribe – retribution, payment, recompense – unrighteous bribe
Distrust of God and people -
232. Lack of piety – James 1:26-27, 2 Peter 1:3-6, 3:11; 1 Tim 2:2 – true reverence for God, acceptance of God’s truths and fulfillment of the commandments, fear of God. The opposite meaning is wickedness.
233. Offender - a person who often offends others - Isaiah 29:20, Jeremiah 21:12, Luke 18:11, Rom 1:30, 1 Tim 1:18
234. Bad adviser – 2 Chronicles 22:3, 2 Kings 8:27 – human advice is not according to the will of God
235. Connivance and complicity in the sin of others – 1 Tim 5:22 – agreement and covering of the sins of others – Rom.1:32
236. Divorce – Matt.5:28, 19:3-9 – spiritual separation of the one flesh united by God – Gen.2:24.
237. Discord – causing division among God’s people – 1 Cor 3:3-8
238. Arbitrariness – making decisions, actions without consulting God Jerem 23:22, Job 15:8, Ps 73:24,
239. Mixed marriages – Ezra.10:6-11, 1 Kings 11:2-4 – mixed marriages lead to the worship of foreign Gods.
240. Doubts – James 1:6-8, 1 Tim 2:8 – doubts destroy faith!
241. People-pleasing – Acts 5:29, 1 Thessalonians 2:4 – obeying people more than God.
The list was compiled by the Church of the Intercession,
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Types of manifestations of anger
The love of self-righteousness and self-correctness often leads to arguments that end in conflicts and quarrels. With a great desire for self-affirmation, instead of a constructive dispute, a duel arises, stroking one’s pride. In the absence of demonstrative arguments, insults and insults are used, people start shouting, losing the appearance of Christians.
According to Ephraim the Syrian, the first one who repents in the heat of a quarrel is covered with a crown of victory; the second one will also be blessed if he manages to accept repentance.
Anger can manifest itself as irritability, short temper, hatred
Resentment and resentment in itself are already a sin, because at the same time there is no forgiveness and humility. The inability to let go of a grudge and harbor evil is like acid, corroding the soul from the inside. The resentment that gives rise to angry emotions primarily harms ourselves. Sometimes the offender whom we hate has long forgotten about the argument, the problematic situation, lives in joy, and we carry this bag of grievances and anger, breaking our hearts.
Anger is a sharp weapon with both ends sharp; when defeated, it is the one who is offended who suffers the stress first. If you want to be healthy physically and psychologically, goodbye.
How to overcome anger and irritation - father’s advice
A person possessed by the demon of anger can cause pain to those closest to him.
In those moments when he feels that he is overcome by rage and anger, the Holy Fathers say that he must, gritting his teeth, move away.
To give in to anger means to commit a sin. You can and should fight anger.
Instructions of the Holy Fathers:
- learn to love;
- pray;
- eat in moderation;
- be silent more.
According to the holy fathers, in order to curb your irritability, you should pray for the one who has offended or saddened you, and thank him for the great benefit.
Only with a pure soul can one turn to God. A prayer read with a grudge in the heart will not be heard. Appeal to the Creator and anger are incompatible.
Reasons for anger
Unfair treatment in a given situation, as a rule, causes a response that changes the attitude towards the offender. An employer, spouse, children, neighbors can cause offense by reacting unfairly to any actions or words. The result is angry emotions and the desire to prove, punish, judge, change, and these are all the functions of God.
Gossip, slander, various types of condemnation and too high an opinion of oneself often lead to discord, causing an argument, quarrel or retaliatory gossip. Lacking patience and humility, Christians often fall into an angry state, especially if in some situation someone stands in the way of achieving what they want. Without the patience to wait for change, people lose their temper, becoming angry and expressing angry emotions.
The consequences of violence often leave unforgiveness and a desire for revenge in the soul; angry emotions are expressed in wishing everything negative for the offender. The desire to satisfy one’s desires and the lack of opportunities to carry out one’s plans often lead to negativism, irritation and anger; anger finds its way out in blaming everyone.
Important! The Bible clearly says that a person will be under a curse if he trusts in another person rather than in God. (Jeremiah 17:5)
In the list of the seven deadly sins, envy comes before sin, often being the cause of irritation. The love of money also lurks nearby.
An angry response born of envy often leads to negative consequences. Out of envy, Cain killed his brother Abel. Because of the desire to occupy one or another higher position, people are capable of meanness, slander, and are angry because of their own inadequacy. The Lord sees all our abilities and talents, and it is His will to grant a promotion or promotion to a more significant role in life.
Anger is one of the seven most destructive passions
The inability to say “No,” born of self-doubt, gives rise to fear and a pressing sense of problems, leading to internal protest and self-destruction. Lack of self-control and respect for the world around us are constant companions of an angry person, always dissatisfied with everything.
Holy Fathers on Anger
Created by the Creator, irritability should help the soul during laziness and relaxation.
Cowardly people get angry at the slightest reason. Anger is an unsafe advisor.
A decision made in such a state is never prudent.
Like a sick stomach that does not take healthy food, a person who is arrogant and irritable is unable to say or hear anything healthy.
Four things that make a person angry:
- desire to satisfy wishes;
- satisfaction of one's own interests;
- teaching right;
- confidence in one's own wisdom.
How to Deal with Deadly Sin in Orthodoxy
Having analyzed your emotions and understood the cause of angry behavior and irritation, which are the roots of negative actions, you can go on the offensive with sin.
In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus clearly set the direction for victory over passions by asking Christians to pray for those who hurt and persecute them.
Important! Prayer and only prayer remains the only and most faithful weapon against mortal sins and uncontrollable passions.
In prayerful petition, filled with the presence of the Holy Spirit, the offended person begins to see the children of God in the enemies, to realize the reasons that prompted the offender to act in one way or another.
Agree, when praying for their enemies, people involuntarily abandon their anger, placing all judgment in the hands of the Creator.
Prayer from the wrath of Abba Dorotheus
Merciful and humane God! By your ineffable goodness, you created us from nothing, to enjoy Your blessings, and through the blood of Your Only Begotten Son, our Savior, who called us, who had departed from Your commandments!
Come now, help our weakness, and as You once rebuked the troubled sea, so now rebuke the disturbance of our hearts, so that You do not lose both of us, Your children, killed by sin, in one hour, and so that You do not say to us: “What good is it?” My blood, ever descend into decay,” and: “Amen I say to you, we do not know you,” because our lamps went out from the lack of oil. Amen.
Being in captivity of anger, we ourselves close Heaven to our prayers.
Irritability and angry emotions can be overcome by using the principle of weighing, which consists of, at the moment of great desire to show anger, get into a quarrel, take a deep breath and analyze all the pros and cons of your action, weighing everything on the scales of justice.
On one bowl we put what caused pain, brought us out of balance, on the other the consequences of the manifestation of negative emotions:
- loss of mental peace;
- break of friendships;
- emptiness;
- feeling awkward about retaliation.
To get rid of negative emotions by taking a pause, you can simply walk away, leaving the offender to the judgment of the Lord. Christian maturity allows us to approach different situations with a sense of humor. The ability to rejoice in any situation, to see the problem areas of the offender, to perceive everything done against you as another step in strengthening humility and patience, helps to “let off steam” before an emotional explosion.
In the Bible, anger is divided into God's and man's.
Paul's letter (Tim. 6:6) says that being content and godly requires effort, peace, and the ability to rejoice. The ability to get out of an angry state gives you the opportunity to assess the current situation in reality and with common sense and make the right decision. Churched Christians know that only the Lord can correct any situation with justice, but to do this, one must be able to trust the Creator in everything and always.
It is beyond the power of a person to change a scandalous, eternally dissatisfied character, ready to break into an angry expression of emotion at any moment; this is possible only by the Almighty Creator.
In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul also gives a hint that you can only be in an angry state until sunset. The Lord gives light to the righteous and the unworthy, with His great blessing He forgives those who pray at the throne of the Creator, but night will come and a soul filled with anger can do a lot of trouble, igniting in itself the fire of anger and vengeance. A new day will come, the burning fire of evil passions will be more difficult to extinguish, the devil will take his place and lead a person to even greater sin. Enmity between people is the goal and task of Satan, who dreams of destroying God’s peace and quiet in Christian souls.
The inability to control one’s passions leads to death, if not physical, then mental and spiritual. The inability to establish relationships in peace and tranquility often becomes the cause of divorces, which both parties later regret, and breaks between parents and children. Pride and high self-esteem do not allow one to refuse a response, even in the name of maintaining good relationships in the family.
Advice! In His commandments, the Lord left one of the important conditions for obtaining His grace - love your neighbor.
Read about the Commandments of God:
- Don't remember the Lord in vain
- Don't steal
- Honor your father and mother
A person with increased self-esteem and pride feels comfortable in situations of special attention to his person, praise, but as soon as criticism appears, a fire of anger and irritation flares up. A Christian who is aware of his personal hot temperament learns to control his emotions, sacrificing his own selflessness in the name of holiness. Only strong natures who have known the grace of the Father are able to be the first to ask for forgiveness and resolve the conflict.
Pride will never give up its place, being in close friendship with angry experiences; having defeated irritation, you can remain proud, neglecting the opinions of others.
A Christian must learn to control his anger
The Holy Fathers called an angry manifestation of emotions a fly in the ointment that can spoil all the honey. They argued that the first reason that drives away the grace of God from the hearts of Christians is anger. Those Orthodox believers who reach a dead end are those who justify themselves by saying that they are not as angry as their neighbor or co-worker. The Holy Fathers see this as demons in disguise. They do not manifest themselves fully, possessing the emotions of Christians, poisoning their existence with a small amount of poison.
According to John Climacus, the sin of anger in Orthodoxy leads to clouding of the mind; in his letter, the Apostle James emphasizes that with the help of anger you will not achieve righteousness (James 1:20).
Prayer to David for Anger
The prayer can be read silently or out loud. The most important thing is sincerity and strong faith. Doubts are offensive.
It is recommended to pronounce the address 9 times. Prayer to King David helps:
- calm down;
- cope with difficulties;
- protect yourself from arrogant, irritated people;
- recover from illnesses.
It is extremely difficult to read a long prayer when anger or another passion is about to take over. To neutralize outbursts of rage, your own or another person’s, you need to say a short phrase: “Lord, remember King David and all his meekness.”
What other prayers are there to pacify anger?
To get rid of evil thoughts, you need to read spiritual books, Holy Scripture, the New Testament, the Psalter. Prayers that help in any non-peaceful situation:
- About reconciliation in the enmity of beings.
- About those who hate and offend us.
- From anger and anger to Ephraim the Syrian.
- Nicholas the Wonderworker.
- Mother of God.
- Jesus Christ.
- Invoking the help of the Holy Spirit.
In order not to turn into an obedient toy of Satan, the embers of passions need to be extinguished, not fanned. Any quarrels must be avoided. It's better to smile back or joke.
Cover your sins with goodness
This victory over sin will also be facilitated by our sincere desire to “cover” our sins with goodness, for example, mercy towards the sick and needy, and help to those who need it. Moreover, this help is not always material (in our time, not all people can afford to drink tea with sugar!), it may not be money and sometimes not even words.
I remember how I had to euthanize my dog, with whom we had lived together for half our life—17 years. I was then 34 years old. While the doctors in the hospital were doing their job, I sat in the waiting room and cried inconsolably, almost sobbing.
And suddenly I saw the look of a woman sitting in the same waiting room with her four-legged pet at a doctor’s appointment.
It was not a simple look, her eyes were full of understanding and sympathy, so deep and sincere that I felt a little better. It seems that this was the look of Christ Himself. I remember this look even today...
How not to be annoyed
It is quite difficult for an angry person to remain calm during a conversation.
The first thing to do when anger grows is to shut up. In order not to get irritated over trifles, you can prepare in advance.
If you are going to meet unpleasant people, it is worth considering all possible scenario development options and taking into account all the details that could make you angry.
In order not to be irritated, demonic thoughts must be cut off immediately. The following methods exist:
- Resistance to thoughts.
- The law of spiritual repression (instead of revenge - prayer).
- Immersion in thoughts (thinking about future torment in the depths of hell).
The principle of weighing helps to cope with gloomy thoughts and irritability. On one side of the scale you need to imagine what caused anger, on the other - possible losses (peace, trust, goodwill of your neighbors).
Alternatively, to forget about your rage, you can do some work. Irritable thoughts are more likely to occur to people who are lazy and lead an idle lifestyle.
Why is it not enough to regret your sins “to yourself”
The second component of repentance is confessing your sin, admitting that it was a sin, testifying about it before God and your confessor. This part is very important, first of all, for the repentant himself.
We can regret our sins “to ourselves” as much as we like, but leave them unrepentant, without making an open confession of them. It turns out that we carry these sins like heavy bags, like backpacks with stones on our backs... Sometimes this load can be unbearable and a person reaches a breakdown.
