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.
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