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IN OTHER WORDS | SCOTT COLLINS
Jesus got angry; he was indignant. The words struck
me hard. So hard that I ran to my Bible commentaries to see if the words were correct. I was listening to my pastor preach about Jesus
healing a leper in Mark 1:40-45 and in verse 41, Mark recounts that Jesus was “filled with compassion.” Yet some translations read, “became angry (indignant).” Many scholars believe the best translation is that
Jesus was angry or indignant. But why? And why would some translate it “filled with compassion?” I’ve been asking myself this for several weeks now,
what is the difference between compassion and anger? Sounds strange, I know. But when you think about it, there is a link between the two emotions. The first time I drove into a colonia in South Texas, I
was angry; angry that people living in America would live in such conditions. I was indignant that children would have to bathe standing in a plastic tub with a water hose running over them. I remember the anger I felt the first time I entered an overcrowded Russian orphanage 20 years ago. Now I realize that oftentimes, anger is the first step
to compassion. Whether Jesus was angry or compassionate, the
end result is he was moved to do something for a man covered with leprosy who “came to him and begged him on his knees.” It could be argued that compassion is anger that
results in action. Without action, we’re just angry people. But when our anger and indignant feelings cause us to act, we become compassionate. Can you imagine Jesus being angry at the leper’s condition and then just walking away without healing the man? So maybe we need to take our cue from Jesus and
get angry about the conditions of people around us. Then do something about it.
Scott Collins is Vice President of Communications at Buckner International.
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