Reputation is who people THINK we are, character is who we really are when no one is watching. Jesus condemned the hypocrisy of the Pharisees - "Outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness."
Jesus wants us to change from the inside-out. If our character changes - so we think and feel as Christ does - our words and actions will follow. We are not to put up better filters, but are to go to the root of our son and to ask ourselves, "Why did I just do that (or say it or even think it)" We must get to the heart of the matter - literally.
Things like anger management classes are not based on Christian theology. We are not to "manage" our unrighteous anger, we are called to be changed in our beliefs to not even experience unrighteous anger.
Christ cares about our character - reputation built on poor character - not at all!
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