The Behavior of a Cornered Animal

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. (Ephesians 4:31-32 NIV)

"Bitterness, rage, anger, every form of malice"--picture a cornered animal in an eternal act of aggression...lashing out in fierce vindictiveness.   This is what Christ came to free us from. By reading Scripture we condition our minds for kindness, compassion, and forgiveness. That is really what Christianity is all about--deliverance and redemption from the hell of psychological entrapment.

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