GotQuestions Bible questions answered https://www.gotquestions.org/ All rights reserved-Published with permission Handling anger is an important life skill. Christian counselors report that 50 percent of people who come in for counseling have problems dealing with anger. Anger can shatter communication and tear apart relationships, and it ruins both the joy and health of many. Sadly, people tend to justify their anger instead of accepting responsibility for it. Everyone struggles, to varying degrees, with anger. Thankfully, God’s Word contains principles regarding how to handle anger in a godly manner, and how to overcome sinful anger. Anger is not always sin. There is a type of anger of which the Bible approves, often called “ righteous indignation .” God is angry ( Psalm 7:11 ; Mark 3:5 ), and it is acceptable for believers to be angry ( Ephesians 4:26 ). Two Greek words in the New Testament are translated as “anger.” One means “passion, energy” and the other means “agitated, boili