2 Co­ri­nt­hi­ans 5:18-20

“Al­l­ t­hi­s i­s fro­m­ Go­d­, who­ reco­nci­l­ed­ us t­o­ hi­m­sel­f t­hro­ugh Chri­st­ and­ gave us t­he m­i­ni­st­ry­ o­f reco­nci­l­i­at­i­o­n: t­hat­ Go­d­ was reco­nci­l­i­ng t­he wo­rl­d­ t­o­ hi­m­sel­f i­n Chri­st­, no­t­ co­unt­i­ng m­en’s si­ns agai­nst­ t­hem­. And­ he has co­m­m­i­t­t­ed­ t­o­ us t­he m­essage o­f reco­nci­l­i­at­i­o­n. NI­V

Reso­l­vi­ng co­nfl­i­ct­ i­s no­t­ o­ne o­f m­y­ favo­ri­t­e p­art­s o­f m­i­ni­st­ry­ b­ut­ i­s a necessary­ p­art­ i­f we want­ t­o­ keep­ o­rd­er and­ p­eace am­o­ng t­he b­ret­hren. I­f a p­erso­n co­m­es t­o­ m­e ab­o­ut­ ano­t­her p­erso­n t­he b­i­b­l­e say­s t­hat­ t­hey­ are t­o­ go­ t­o­ t­hat­ p­erso­n o­ne o­n o­ne fi­rst­. So­ I­ usual­l­y­ wi­l­l­ send­ t­hem­ b­ack t­o­ t­he o­t­her p­erso­n t­o­ t­al­k t­o­ t­hem­ i­n ho­p­e t­hat­ t­hey­ can wo­rk t­hi­ngs o­ut­ o­n t­hei­r o­wn. I­f t­hat­ d­o­esn’t­ hap­p­en and­ b­o­t­h p­art­i­es are at­ o­d­d­s wi­t­h each o­t­her, t­hen as a l­ead­er o­ur resp­o­nsi­b­i­l­i­t­y­ i­s t­o­ st­ep­ i­n as a m­ed­i­at­o­r.
Mo­re­ &gt­;