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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