Rom 7:22 (NIV) For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; You are a spirit being; you live in a body; and, you have a soul. As a spirit being, you delight in God’s law. That happened to you when you were born again through salvation. You are struggling with anger because your body didn’t get saved, born again, become a Christian, or become a child of God. It isn’t even going to be allowed to enter into God’s eternal Kingdom. 1 Cor 15:50 (NIV) I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

1 Cor 15:51-53 (NIV) Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed--in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we WILL be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. The body you are now wearing will be changed into a new, GLORIFIED body. It will go from being perishable to imperishable; it will go from being mortal to immortality. So, it is important that you understand that your body currently needs some powerful treatment.

Rom 7:23 (NIV) But I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members. Than is not good! There have been times when you had thoughts, feelings, and desires that were evil. You were surprised that you were able to think such evil things. The fact is, you didn’t originate that thought. Satan presented the thought to your body and it felt like it was a good idea. It was receptive because of the satanic promise of extreme pleasure through the activity. You delight in God’s law! Your body doesn’t.

Rom 7:24 (NIV) What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Now that you are looking to Jesus, you are opening yourself to the only One Who can handle this body of death. He will show you the procedures for bringing it under your and His control. Since you are starting to see yourself and your body as two different intities, it will help you do what it takes to bring spiritual growth to your spirit. And, you will do what it takes to win over the weaknesses and sinfulness of your body. Just learning this one thing will make a major difference in your success over the anger issue.

Rom 7:25 (NIV) Thanks be to God--through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in the sinful nature a slave to the law of sin. There is good slavery; and, there is bad slavery. All slavery may sound bad to you; but, slavery to God’s law is being done with your God-give free will still intact. Slavery to the law of sin is a loss of your God-given free will. ALLOWING yourself to be brought under the complete control of the things of God will be the best ongoing decision you will ever make.

It is like a vacuum cleaner that has to be plugged in so that it has power to function. As long as it is plugged in, it can BE a vacuum cleaner; but, the moment you unplug it, it stops working. That is what you need to understand about the things of God. Jesus will not be able to give you His power as a personal possession. You will only be empowered to win over your issues with anger for as long as you are connected to Jesus. If He gave humans His power, they would hurt themselves and those around them. It would be like allowing a little child drive a car without supervision.

Jesus is the Creator of the universe: Mat 28:18 (NIV) Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. That is the power you will be using to win over your struggles with anger. You will just be doing it under supervision.

• John 15:1 (NIV) “I am the true vine, and My Father is the gardener. Here is a better example than the vacuum cleaner; Jesus is using a grape vine having branches with clusters of grapes on them. He is the vine you are connected to; you are a branch that is connected to Him. You get your nurishment and power from being connected to Jesus.



• John 15:2a (NIV) He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit. Those people who don’t allow Jesus to set them free from the sins of their body don’t bear fruit. Fruit is the product of a healthy Christian life; it is a Christian who is influencing the people around them into a relationship with Jesus. Because of the blessings, healings, miracles, and transformation in the Christian’s life, the people around them want what they have. The people who come to Jesus through the lives of these successful Christians are considered to be fruit.



• John 15:2b (NIV) While every branch that does bear fruit He prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are coming to Jesus to not only be set free from sins that hurt you and the people around you, you are coming to Him to live the victorious Christian life. You are allowing Him to teach and train you by using your struggles with anger as an example of how to win over everything that is hurting you. As you learn the Biblical procedures for getting these things done in your life, you are able to pass them on to the people around you. Then they start living the victorious Christian life. THAT IS FRUIT!



• John 15:4 (NIV) Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.
  
  Just like a branch would die if disconnected from the vine, you lose all your power, your successes, your healings, and your victories if you disconnect from Jesus. All Christians have to learn that they are not their answer; and, they are not other people’s answer. As you learn that you would have never been able to set yourself free, you must make it clear to others that you DIDN’T set yourself free. Humility isn’t you running yourself down; it is you being honest enough to let people know WHO did this incredible work in your life.



• John 15:5 (NIV) “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing. As Jesus takes you through these studies and prayers, you are working on an intimate relationship with each other. You and He are doing more and more together. You are yielding to the flow of His blessings, healing, power, and love. You are learning how to remain connected to Him all day long. As that happens, you gain the benefits of REMAINING in Jesus.