Sharp Disagreement (2)
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· 10 viewsA failure to be of one mind, which should be avoided whenever possible within the church, the family and other areas of everyday life. Christians are urged to maintain the unity of the church and avoid damaging division.
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Disagreement within the church
Disagreement within the church
Between individuals
Between individuals
I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to live in harmony in the Lord.
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About doctrine
About doctrine
Some men came down from Judea and began teaching the brethren, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
And when Paul and Barnabas had great dissension and debate with them, the brethren determined that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders concerning this issue.
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Disagreement in the family
Disagreement in the family
May cause estrangement
May cause estrangement
For son treats father contemptuously,
Daughter rises up against her mother,
Daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
A man’s enemies are the men of his own household.
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Is unpleasant to live with
Is unpleasant to live with
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Disagreement among witnesses
Disagreement among witnesses
The background to this statement is Dt 19:15, which demands that conviction can only take place on the testimony of two or three agreed witnesses.
The wisdom of avoiding disagreement
The wisdom of avoiding disagreement
Remind them of these things, and solemnly charge them in the presence of God not to wrangle about words, which is useless and leads to the ruin of the hearers.
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To prevent division
To prevent division
And knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them, “Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and any city or house divided against itself will not stand.
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Sin provokes disagreement
Sin provokes disagreement
Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality,
idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions,
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Examples where disagreement is inevitable
Examples where disagreement is inevitable
Nahash’s suggestion to the men of Jabesh Gilead; Ben-Hadad’s demands on Ahab
Examples of resolved disagreement
Examples of resolved disagreement
Abraham and Lot resolve their disagreement over land and livestock; Isaac settles a disagreement about the water supply; Solomon resolves a disagreement between two prostitutes.
Ways to resolve disagreement
Ways to resolve disagreement
Settlement out of court
Settlement out of court
“Make friends quickly with your opponent at law while you are with him on the way, so that your opponent may not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.
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Accepting weaknesses
Accepting weaknesses
Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on his opinions.
Striving for harmony
Striving for harmony
Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment.
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Appointing wise leaders
Appointing wise leaders
Moses realised that he was unable to deal with all the people’s disputes alone.
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Being of sound doctrine
Being of sound doctrine
As I urged you upon my departure for Macedonia, remain on at Ephesus so that you may instruct certain men not to teach strange doctrines,
nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which give rise to mere speculation rather than furthering the administration of God which is by faith.
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Those who seek to resolve disagreement are blessed
Those who seek to resolve disagreement are blessed
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
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