When Moses came off of Mount Sinai and caught sight of the golden calf, his “anger became hot” (Ex. 32:19). Was Moses wrong to be angry at Israel’s idolatry? When Jesus came into the temple and caught sight of “those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables,” “He made a scourge of cords, and drive them all out” (John 2:14-15). Was Jesus wrong to be angry at the materialistic use of God’s house? When the hypocritical Pharisees, intent on destroying Jesus, refused to answer His simple question, He looked at them “with anger,” because of the hardness of their hearts (Mark 3:5). Was Jesus wrong to be angry with their self-centered, heart-hearted, evil-minded behavior?
Sin is wrong! There is nothing about sin that should put a Christian at ease! Sin separates a sinner from God, and its tentacles impact the lives of others! “God is angry with the wicked every day” (Psa. 7:11). Therefore, sin should make the Christian angry! The anger must not be an uncontrolled rage (Eph. 4:26), but a controlled righteous indignation toward evil is Christ-like.