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Part 3 of a 3 part series. In this article, David Powlison argues that to understand and solve anger problems, we must deal with conflict in all its forms. He maintains that warmaking is a prime trait of sinners and reflects the image of Satan, not Christ. Powlison examines James 3-4 as a paradigm for examining interpersonal conflict in detail. He examines why we fight, who we are when we judge others and the characteristics of peaceable people. This article is paired with &#8220;Picturing the Heart of Conflict&#8221; in same issue. Part 1 of this series is in JBC 14:1, Part 2 in JBC 14:2 and Part 3 in JBC 16:1.

David Powlison served as CCEF’s executive director (2014-2019), a faculty member, and senior editor of the Journal of Biblical Counseling. He held a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and an MDiv from Westminster Theological Seminary. David wrote extensively on biblical counseling and on the relationship between faith and psychology. His books Seeing with New Eyes and Speaking Truth in Love probe the implications of Scripture for how to understand people and how to counsel. The Biblical Counseling Movement: History and Context explores the background and development of CCEF’s mission. David is survived by his wife Nan, their three children and spouses, and seven grandchildren.

Getting to the Heart of the Conflict: Anger, Part 3

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