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“nonreactive” when adverse situations

come into our lives. We become more

conscious of the fact that God is in control

and that He’s allowed the adversity for a

good purpose (Romans 8:28) — and

sometimes that “good purpose” is to make

changes in our disposition and temperament

that are more in conformity to Christ. Jesus

was never anxious or retaliatory and neither

did He exhibit out-of-control anger.

Although anger is not a sin in itself —

especially when we get angry at those

things that anger God — rage is never

acceptable behavior for a child of God and

should be repented of.

Just as we depend totally on God for our

physical sustenance or “salvation,” spiritual

salvation is also totally dependent upon God

and cannot be produced by good works or

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