Ephesians 4:26

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: BE YE ANGRY, AND SIN NOT. So the Septuagint (Psalms 4:4; see note on rigzuw (H7264) there, and Paul's application of it under the Spirit). Should circumstances call for anger on your part, let it be as Christ's (Mark 3:5), without sin. Natural feelings are not wrong when directed to their legitimate object, and not exceeding due bounds. As in the future literal, so in the present spiritual, resurrection, no essential constituent is removed, but only whatever is a perversion of the original design. Indignation at dishonour to God and wrong to man, as "lying" ...

26._Be ye angry, and sin not. _Whether or not the apostle had in his eye a part of the fourth Psalm is uncertain. The words used by him ( ᾿Οργίζεσθε καὶ υὴ ἁμαρτάνετε) occur in the Greek translation, though the word ὀργίζεσθε, which is translated, _be ye angry, _is considered by some to mean _tremble. _(150) The Hebrew verb רגז (_ragaz_) signifies either to be agitated by anger, or, to tremble. As to the passage of the Psalm, the idea of _trembling _will be quite appropriate. “Do not choose to resemble madmen, who rush fearlessly in any direction, but let the dread of being accounted foolhardy keep you in awe.” The word sometimes signifies to _strive _or _quarrel_, as, in that instance, (Genesis 45:24,) “See that ye...

25-28 Notice the particulars wherewith we should adorn our Christian profession. Take heed of every thing contrary to truth. No longer flatter or deceive others. God's people are children who will not lie, who dare not lie, who hate and abhor lying. Take heed of anger and ungoverned passions. If there is just occasion to express displeasure at what is wrong, and to reprove, see that it be without sin. We give place to the devil, when the first motions of sin are not grievous to our souls; when we consent to them; and when we repeat an evil deed. This teaches that as sin, if yielded unto, lets in the devil upon us, we are to resist it, keeping from all appearance of evil. Idleness makes thieves. Those who will not work, expose themselves to temptations to steal. Men ought to be industrious, that they may do some good, and that they may be kept from temptation. They must labour, not only...

Verse 26. _BE YE ANGRY, AND SIN NOT_] οργιζεσθε, here, is the same as ει μεν οργιζεσθε, IF YE _be angry, do not sin_. We can never suppose that the apostle delivers this as a _precept_, if we take the words as they stand in our version. Perhaps the sense is, _Take heed that ye be not angry, lest ye sin_; for it would be very difficult, even for an apostle himself, to be angry and _not_ _sin_. If we consider anger as implying _displeasure_ simply, then there are a multitude of cases in which a man may be _innocently_, yea, _laudably angry_; for he should be displeased with every thing which is not for the glory of God, and the good of mankind. But, in any other sense, I do not see how the words can be safely taken. _LET NOT THE SUN GO DOWN UPON YOUR WRATH_] That is: If you do get angry with any one, see that the fire be cast with the utmost speed out of your bosom. Do not go to sleep wi...

BE YE ANGRY AND SIN NOT - It has been remarked that the direction here is conformable to the usage of the Pythagoreans, who were bound, when there were any differences among them, to furnish some token of reconciliation before the sun set. Burder, in Ros. Alt. u. neu. Morgenland, in loc. It is implied here: (1) That there “may” be anger without sin; and, (2) That there is special danger in all cases where there is anger that it will be accompanied with sin. “Anger” is a passion too common to need any description. It is an excitement or agitation of mind, of more or less violence, produced by the reception of a real or supposed injury, and attended commonly with a desire or purpose of revenge. The desire of revenge, however, is not essential to the existence of the passion, though it is probably always attended with a disposition to express displeasure, to chide, rebuke, or

EXPOSITION PRACTICAL PORTION OF THE EPISTLE. EPHESIANS 4:1 CHURCH PRINCIPLE OF GROWTH AND PROGRESS; THE CHURCH A BODY. EPHESIANS 4:1 I THEREFORE. Inference not only from last chapter, but the whole Epistle. Paul's interest in the Ephesians led him to a double application of the great subject which he had expounded: (1) to ask God on their behalf that he would bestow on them the full measure of the blessing to which of his grace they were entitled ...

BE YE ANGRY, AND SIN NOT,.... There is anger which is not sinful; for anger is fouled in God himself, in Jesus Christ, in the holy angels, and in God's people; and a man may be said to be angry and not sin, when his anger arises from a true zeal for God and religion; when it is kindled not against persons, but sins; when a man is displeased with his own sins, and with the sins of others: with vice and immorality of every kind; with idolatry and idolatrous worship, and with all false doctrine; and also when it is carried on to answer good ends, as the good of those with whom we are angry, the glory of God, and the promoting of the interest of Christ: and there is an anger which is sinful; as when it is without a cause; when it exceeds due bounds; when it is not directed to a good end; when it is productive of bad effects, either in words or actions; and when it is soon raised, or long con...

Ephesians 4:1. _I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;_ It is a loving call. Walk lovingly. It is the condescension of God that called you. Be, therefore, lowly. It is God in tenderness who has loved you. Be, therefore, meek, «forbearing one another in love.» Ephesians 4:3. _Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all._ Therefore, strive for unity. Woe unto those who divide believers that rob

SIN SIN (_ See Scofield) - (Romans 3:23). _...

3. THE WALK IN HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS Chapter S 4:17-5:21 _ 1. Not as the Gentiles walk (Ephesians 4:17)_ 2. The putting off and putting on (Ephesians 4:20) 3. Followers of God (Ephesians 5:1) 4. Exhortations (Ephesians 5:3) At this point the exhortations to walk in separation begin. The “therefore” of Ephesians 4:17 refers us to the “wherefore” of Ephesians 2:11. What Gentiles are in their natural c