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4.4 Can Conflict Ever Be Positive?
Answer the following in a paragraph:
Reread Matt 18.15-20. Now imagine a scenario where you are in conflict with someone in your church. You have already talked directly to them, and that did not resolve the conflict. Now you want to do the second step, Matt 18.16 “take one or two others along.” Mandy pointed out this can be done poorly (e.g. finding one or two others who can help you gang up on the other person).
What are some things you might want to consider when putting this second step into practice so that you practice it in a healthy, wise, biblical manner?
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Because I minister in recovery of life controlling issues, I have be practicing the forgiving of self and others for a long time. Asking for forgiveness as quickly as possible has been a life saving practice for me from experencing guilt and shame for past outbursts and conflict with God, others and self.
Some of the things that I take into consideration when putting the second step of resolving conflict into practice is to consider the others feelings and approach them with kindness and concern by bringing trusted , emotionally healthy , spirit filled individuals to approach with me in a timely fashion and do it in a loving calm manner so as not to intimate the other.
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