What does it mean to say that God is slow to anger? In the Bible, God’s anger is a just response to human evil, which is motivated 


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  1. In the Bible, we read that God gets angry. But why? And what is it that makes God angry?

    The first time God gets angry in the Bible is not in the garden of Eden, or in the flood story, or even in the ruin of Sodom and Gomorrah. God’s first display of anger is with Moses at the burning bush (see Exodus 4:14). This is significant because it shows that God’s acts of justice against human evil are not always connected with divine anger. Rather, God’s anger is most consistently expressed against his covenant people Israel, precisely because they were entrusted with the responsibility of representing God to the nations (see Exodus 19:1-6).

    In the Bible, God gets most angry with the people in whom he’s made the greatest relational investment. Also, God’s anger is not a primary character trait. God’s anger is a response to human betrayal and evil, and it’s rooted in God’s justice and love–two key components of God’s very nature. To be angry at violent evil and let that anger motivate the pursuit of justice and restoration, these are good things. And that’s precisely what God is up to in the Bible. His “slow anger” means that he allows people lots of time to change. Pharaoh got ten chances in Exodus, and Moses objected five times to God’s request before there was any anger (see Exodus 3-4).

    The apostle Paul summarizes this Old Testament message well when he says that God is “rich in kindness and tolerance and slow-anger,” and it’s “the kindness of God that leads us to turn around” (Romans 2:4). It’s this tension between God’s patience, justice, and love that drives the biblical story forward to Jesus. In his life, death, and resurrection, we see God’s love and justice meet together to overcome evil and unleash the power of divine forgiveness and love into the world. All of this and more is packed into the biblical idea that God is slow to anger.

  2. Thankyou @Bibleproject for this amazing imagery, really helps to understand God more, however, God does have a nose. In Genesis 1:26 it says: And God said, Let us make man in OUR IMAGE, AFTER OUR LIKENESS. We look like God

  3. Nehemiah 9:17–
    They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving EL, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.

  4. The overwhelming majority of Christians are victims of something akin to the Stockholm syndrome where the victim develops positive feelings or even love for the abuser or oppressor.

    It’s technically an emotional defense coping mechanism. Victims pass on the fear and guilt that ensnared them, entrapping new victims (converts) utilizing the brain washing process known as evangelism, or “sharing the good news”. It has gone on for centuries.

    All of the Abrahamic religions share the same issue.

    Christianity “sales” (evangelism) are always presented by one or two angles. First, avoid a horrific, torturous eternity in hell. Second, gain the benefits of eternal life in a wonderful, amazing place full of gumdrops, ice cream, and rainbows that never end.

    Guilt is the driver. You are horrible so you are going to hell, BUT, lucky for you there’s a god who loves you enough (the same one who already condemned you to horror) to give you all of this wonderful stuff forever and ever, BUT, if you decide to not love god uncoerced, then god will send you to hell. What says “unconditional love” better than that!?

    Essentially this “god” Christians are taught about declares everyone guilty by default, deserving of an eternity of torment, but if you crawl like a little worm for it (this god), then the god will grant you life
 and people love this god for that?! People don’t see how sick that is? That would be like an abused child loving his parents even more as soon as they stop beating him for a while, thanking them for not beating him even more than they did.

    Guilt, guilt guilt. Everything is driven by the guilt and fear of disappointing or angering their god.

    A human with that kind of “love” would be considered a maniacal, abusive, sadistic monster who we would try to keep behind bars.

    The god of the Bible is a picture of the most emotional, needy little kid one can imagine.

  5. So how do you ask God to forgive you, try your hardest to not commit your sins again and become more like him? Be grateful that Jesus already died for them and change for the better?

    How do you receive Gods forgiveness?

    Grateful for this one. Every new video about Gods character makes me understand his ways and intentions better.

  6. Slow to anger, not that He never gets angry, make sure you do not exhaust that patience because it is a terrible thing God's anger. He takes a long time to get angry but when He does, you do not want to be near that Wrath! So be fearfully respectful of Him.

  7. YAHWEH knows, no mercy. Acknowledging zealous rite, we find a double edged sworde; modest. There is one who might worship none, dough all must worship. The name of Emmanuel, the living Jesus? Any good son know its kingly father is a judge, and at war.

    Where there is mercy. Keep mind, some realms offer no mercy. Better be duh servant of duh, than master of duh pour. As an angel, I have seen duh face of Yahveh sum number of times. And, in reality, I know. She and he, created one; either one is one
. A uniform ceremony. And, the face of God is Eve. Thus, Adam. By the time you see my face, you are dead. God-like mankind, a. Bothe, womanly womankind.

    In a spirit, as an angel; there is no sin, as what I do must be justness. Just. Gold is refined inward fire. People cannot simply walk away from evil. Eye for an eye, my sword, cherubim, mightier than the pen. Why? Because, sum peoples never learned to be independent; the option, to forgive
. Let it not be the command, in mandate. I never asked, and I need none; no forgiveness.  

    People cannot see a Goddess, cause; they cannot see a God in the self.

  8. Nehemiah 9
    17. And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.
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    Psalm 145
    8. The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
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    Nahum 1
    3. The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
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    Jonah 4
    2. And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
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    Joel 2
    13. And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
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  9. This is why I don't believe in vigilante justice. taking Justice into your own hands. I believe that if somebody is bullying you you should tell somebody in the proper authority and let them handle it. Even if it is slow. if the person being bullied took justice into their own hands, then they would become just as guilty as the bully and suffer the consequences rightly even though they were defending themselves. God has appointed certain people in authority to handle these situations and us as individual citizens do not have that authority unless God is given it to us.

  10. Every morning I go for a walk before the sun is up. Pray and ask God our father how his day is going. He’s like my best friend who I enjoy being around. I read the Bible and then by the time morning comes and the sun is up, I feel full of energy, loving and calm. God has prepared me to be in peace for the rest of the day and to glorify his name in all that I do. That is my biggest tool against the evil of this world❀

  11. When you have no Lâ€ïžâ€đŸ”„VE left to give the ones you
    Lâ€ïžâ€đŸ”„VE most because of what they did, that Lâ€ïžâ€đŸ”„VE then needs to turn into Mercy.

    -Fr. PJ

  12. Wow just wow. Thank you for being obedient and exalting God and spreading the gospel with your gifts. You’ve reached so many people with God’s word and cleared so much corruption of the word. I pray God continues to strengthen you with grace and joy.
    Amen â˜șïžđŸ™đŸŸ

  13. I've been abused my whole life by everyone and now my head is messed up
    Tell God to help me but he doesn't and he knows I'm on edge all the time
    He wouldn't care if I act on those dumb emotions and thoughts like everyone else

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