Lesson 6: Restore with Gentleness

Conflict Resolution vs Reconciliation - comprised of 6 lessons:

• Lesson 1: Remember Whose You Are

• Lesson 2: Repent Before God

• Lesson 3: Receive God's Forgiveness

• Lesson 4: Confess to the Other Person

• Lesson 5: Forgive as God Forgave You

• Lesson 6: Restore with Gentleness

The following posts comprise lesson 6, Restore with Gentleness:

1. How Does A Person’s Sin Harm His Relationship With God?

2. How Unresolved Conflict Among Christians Harms the Church

3. Unreconciled Relationships and Our Christian Witness

4. What If We Remain Unreconciled Yet Commune At the Same Table?

5. How Does Jesus Sacrifice Strengthen Believers to Move Toward One Another in Conflict?

6. Who is the One Who Needs to be Restored?

7. Restoration in Scripture: An Act of Love

8. Restoring a Brother Ensnared in Sin

9. What Kind of Restoration is Most Needed By the One Who is Ensnared in Sin?

10. How Might We Be Tempted When Addressing Another Person’s Sins?

11. The Christian's Identity and Calling

12. The Christian's Job Description

13. What Role Should Retaliation Play in Restoration?

14. The Difference Between Discipline and Retaliation

15. Navigating the Temptation to Force Repentance

16. The Ultimate Purpose of Showing Someone Their Sin

17. The Dangers of Stubborn Unrepentance

18. Understanding Jesus' Teachings in Matthew 18

19. Misapplications of Matthew 18:15-20

20. If Possible, Live Peaceably with All

21. How to Relate with Non-Christians

22. Will People Take Advantage of Christians Who Approach Conflict This Way?

23. Reconciliation is Born Out of Mutual Confession and Forgiveness