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;