It takes a certain type of climate to cultivate healthy, Christ-like reactions to differences, disagreements, and wrongs. We can learn how to build the kind of environment to prevent conflict by looking at the “one-another” commands of Scripture. They’re listed below to show how it takes not just the right kinds of words but also actions, and at the very core, the right attitudes to prevent conflict.
The Type of Attitudes that Prevent Conflict
- Accept one another (Rom. 15:7)
- Bear with one another (Eph. 4:2)
- Be Devoted to one another (Rom. 12:10a)
- Forgive one another (Eph. 4:32)
- Honor one another (Rom. 12:10b)
- Be Kind to one another (Eph. 4:32)
- Love one another (Rom. 13:8)
- Submit to one another (Eph. 5:21)
The Type of Words that Prevent Conflict
- Admonish one another (Col. 3:16)
- Build up one another (Rom. 14:19)
- Comfort one another (1 Thess. 4:18)
- Confess faults to one another (James 5:16)
- Encourage one another (1 Thess. 5:11)
- Greet one another (Rom. 16:16)
- Be Honest with one another (Col. 3:9)
- Be Kind to one another (Eph. 4:32)
- Pray for one another (James 5:16)
- Spur one another on (Heb. 10:24)
The Type of Actions Useful in Preventing Conflict
- Bear one another’s burdens (Gal. 6:2)
- Care for one another (1 Cor. 12:25)
- Fellowship with one another (1 Jn. 1:7)
- Be Hospitable to one another (1 Pet. 4:9)
- Pray for one another (James 5:16)
- Serve one another (Gal. 5:13)
The Steering the Church Toward Body Life Leadership Guide briefly expounds on each of these areas that need to be practiced in order to prevent conflict.
All Posts about Conflict Management:
- Reason Conflict Management is an Important Skill for Leaders
- Not All Conflict is Bad
- A Litmus Test for Church Conflict
- Body Life Can Prevent Conflict
- Body Life Can Resolve Conflict
- Body Life Takes Responsibility in Conflict
- Conflict Hinders Fulfillment of the Great Commission
- The Right Mindset in Conflict
- The Right Reactions in Conflict
- Power of God Needed to Rise Above in Conflict
- To Rise Above Conflict, Go Back to the Gospel
- To Rise Above Conflict, Pray with the Right Motives
- To Rise Above Conflict, Rely on God’s Grace
- To Rise Above Conflict, Pull on People’s Spiritual Gifts
- To Rise Above Conflict, Follow God’s Word
- To Rise Above Conflict, Remember Who’s the Real Enemy
never saw one anothers categorized this way.interesting.
Hello Sammy. This post isn’t necessarily intended to categorize the “one-another” commands but rather to show a basic idea of how they relate to attitudes, words, and actions that can prevent conflict. To be sure, there would be much overlap as many of the “one-anothers” listed under one area in the post could be listed in others.