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August 13, 2015
There are some good ideas provided in the sermon above.
I have held to the view that in a conflict I should repent and ask forgiveness, even if I do not reason I am primarily at fault.
There are Biblical calls to forgive and also to be at peace with all persons as much as it is up to you (Romans 12).
There is also the Biblical understanding that in this realm all persons have a sinful nature (Romans). There is a taint of sin in all human actions, therefore arguably there is rarely complete innocence by one party in a conflict.
A violent assault upon a person, in some cases, would be the closest I would view as complete innocence by a victim.
From the sermon these were some points provided that caused damaged or ended friendships
Selfishness
Manipulation/Control
Jealousy
Criticism
Explosions of anger
Disloyalty
Dishonesty
Being too Busy
Solutions provided from the sermon
Deal with the problems and the person
Determine what happened
Apologize (Repent, my add)
Show love
Refuse to defend self
Attempt to repair friendship
Commit to rebuild friendship
Questions provided from sermon
Was defensiveness a cause of a damaged or ended friendship?
Was fear an issue?
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