A thought by Mark Batterson from his book, Play the Man: Becoming the Man God Created You to Be (p. 9). Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) You may question that thought so let’s go on. Mark says, “In fact, Scripture uses the strongest type of anger, hate , to describe how we should feel about sin (Romans 12:9). And if we hated sin more, we might do it less! Now, if that gets translated the wrong way, it’s extremely dangerous. It’s sin, not sinners. “Jesus got mad. He got mad at the hypocrisy of the Pharisees. He got mad at death when it robbed Him of His friend Lazarus. He got mad at the disciples when they tried to deter Him from the cross. He got mad at the money changers who turned the temple into a den of thieves, and then He threw a temple tantrum! That’s tough love!” He goes on, “Now, here’s a little tip. If you try to play God instead of playing the man, it won’t work out so well. When you
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