Resolving Conflict

Resolving conflict, God's way requires real love and discipline. He instructs us to go to the person in love that we have had a disagreement with and keep the matter private.  Many times we vent or gossip to others before giving the individual a chance to correct the problem. If in the private meeting, the individual refuses to try to work out the situation then we are advised to get 2-3 witnesses or mediators. That means truly neutral and loving people who want to promote peace in the situation. After you have done all this and your brother or sister still refuses to resolve the issue then you are to consider them no longer family. Now there is difference between inability to see eye to eye and someone not trying to work it out. There will be times where there is no compromise, however, our love for remaining friends or family should outshine the disagreement. However, if someone refuses to acknowledge there is a problem or refuse to talk then that person should be left alone.