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Slow to anger

Posted on September 30, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Anger

Too often we misrepresent God by being quick to anger rather than slow. Many examples of harsh comments on blog posts and angry rants by those who claim to be Christian can be found on the internet.

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