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Staying on Top of the Slippery
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Three Responses to Conflict
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Escape Responses:
Denial (Genesis. 16:1-6; 1 Samuel. 2:22-25)
Flight (1 Samuel 19:9-10; Genesis. 16:6-8)
Suicide (1 Samuel 31:4; Matthew. 27: 1-5)
Attack Responses:
Assault (Acts 6:8-15)
Litigation (Acts 24:1-26, 32; Romans 13:1-5, Matthew 5:25-26;
1 Corinthians 6:1-8)
Murder (Acts 7:54-58; Matthew 5:21-22)
Peacemaking Responses:
Overlook (Proverbs 19:11; Proverbs 12:16; 17:14; Colossians
3:13; 1 Peter 4:8)
Reconciliation (Matthew 5:23-25; Matthew 18:15; Galatians 6:1a;
Proverbs 28:13; Colossians 3:13)
Negotiation (Philippians 2:3-4; Daniel 1:1-16; Matthew 7:12)
Mediation (Matthew 18:16)
Arbitration (1Corinthians 6:1-8)
Accountability (Matthew 18:17) |
