I deserve to be punished as a murderer. I was angry with my daughter. I don’t even remember what it was about. But you know how a four-year-old can do that to you. Most of us have probably never killed anyone. But we’ve all been angry at someone. I mean really angry - angry enough to curse someone. And Jesus says, “You have heard that our ancestors were told, 'You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.' But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment. If you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell” (Matt. 5:22, NLT). Being angry with someone can be just as bad as murder. While human courts judge only actions, God judges the thoughts and attitudes of our hearts. He sees the anger. And anger is dangerous. Anger damns the one who is angry. A heart that hates, that harbors anger, is not reflective of the heart of the follower of Jesus. Anger is incompatible with faith in Christ. And not only is anger dangerous for the one who is angry, but also for the object of the anger. Anger threatens the one at whom you are angry. As Dietrich Bonhoeffer put it: “Anger is always an attack on your brother’s life.” So when we’re angry at someone, we need to deal with it. We need to confess the anger to God, we need to forgive the hurt we feel and we need to reconcile the relationship. So I guess I need to go talk to my little girl.