Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Psalm 133:1
How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!
If God can make people good, He can make life pleasant.
“The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.”
– Timothy Keller, The Meaning of Marriage
Leviticus 2:13
Season all your grain offerings with salt. Do not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offerings; add salt to all your offerings.
• The preserving quality of salt represents the loyalty and fidelity necessary for our relationships to thrive with God and each other.
Mark 9:50
. . . Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with each other.
Mastering Endearing Conflict Resolution (Luke 17:1 5)
Luke 17:1-5
1 Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come. 2 It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble. 3 So watch yourselves. “If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. 4 Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.” 5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
- Do not ALLOW WRONGDOING.
Luke 17:3
So watch yourselves. “If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them . . .
Genesis 3:7, 9 -11; Acts 26:16 18; Jude 1:22 23
2. Do not be AGAINST OTHERS.
Luke 17:3
So watch yourselves. “If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them.
Genesis 31
Colossians 3:8
But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
3. Support what FOSTERS MATURITY.
Luke 17:4
Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.”
Mark 11:25; 1 Peter 3:7; Matthew 5:23-24
4. Support what FOSTERS FAITH.
Luke 17:5
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
Luke 18:27; Romans 12:17 18