2022.01.08 - R.01
Avoiding conflict does not make us Christ-like
Thursday, January 06, 2022
9:58 AM
1. Intro
a. Not necessarily about marriage
b. Being a Christian does not make all relationships easy
c. People, personalities and relationships are different
d. Most rewarding things on earth is relationships - also most painful
e. Avoiding confrontation doesn’t necessarily make us Christ-like
i. What is in our hearts makes us like Christ.
2. What To Say
a. Ephesians 4:11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: 14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: JV
3. Boundaries
a. Don’t make you weak
i. Proverbs 22:24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: KJV
4. When To Go
a. John 2:23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did. 24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, 25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man. KJV
b. 1 Samuel 19:9 And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand. 10 And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night. KJV
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