Hi Monica,

Anger is an emotion. By itself, anger is not a sin. What you do with that anger can be a sin.

Jesus most certainly got angry but his anger never caused him to sin.

This is not to say that we can't act out of righteous anger. Jesus got angry at the vendors in the Temple because they had profaned the House of God. I suspect He was more than a little miffed when He called the scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites and a brood of vipers.

There is a difference between acting in anger and acting in vengeance.

As Christians we are called to manifest the fruit of the Holy Spirit including self-control so there is a time to act in anger for righteousness' sake but it is never OK to act in vengeance.

Remember, we must always try to show mercy and charity over judgment.

John DiMascio