![]() ![]() In this passage, James compels his readers to wake up to the reality going on under the surface of their anger. A really useful source of cold water is James 4:1–10. Insight into the heart starts with some cold water on a hot face. We need further insight into the particular way our hearts are sinning that wells up into expressions of anger. But generic acknowledgment usually doesn’t get you past generic repentance. Anger in its usual form certainly involves sin. If we describe our anger merely as sin, we will not gain the insight necessary for overcoming it. If we go too generic with our label, we won’t be gaining much. So what is it, there in the heart? What do we call that root condition that leads to sinful expressions of anger? The parts you see-red faces and quickened pulses, harsh words and forced sighs, raised voices and clenched fists-these are expressions of something deeper. So in a sense, the main life of a plant is the hidden part. ![]() But if you kill the root, you kill the plant. You can damage its leaves and branches, even its stem, and the plant can still survive.
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