Christians often have a hard time getting along with each other. This has been true from the earliest days of the church. The Apostle Paul, who planted the church in Corinth, wrote 1 Corinthians to the believers there principally because of internal conflict in the church. By the time Paul wrote 2 Corinthians, the tension was largely between Paul and the church. Even in a healthy church, such as the one in Philippi, conflict was a problem.\u00a0 The scripture is not silent about this reality.\u00a0 Jesus teaches us what to do if someone in the church sins against you (Matthew 18:15-17); he teaches us what to do if you sin against someone (Matthew 5:21-26), and Paul teaches us what to do when another Christian sins (Galatians 6:1).<\/p>\n
Dr. Mark D. Roberts unpacks these passages of scripture and their application for the 21st<\/sup> Century Church in his blog series, God\u2019s Guidance For Christians In Conflict.\u00a0 <\/em>He says,<\/p>\n \u201cThis is one blog series I wish were completely unnecessary. I wish conflict among Christians were a relatively insignificant problem. I wish we who believe in Jesus could experience the unity he commended to us (John 17:20-24). I wish there wasn\u2019t animosity within churches and denominations. But all of this is, I admit, wishful thinking. The fact is that Christians often have a hard time getting along with each other.\u201d<\/p>\n He then, with the skill of a gifted expositor, provides case studies of conflict in the early church. He expounds upon the teaching of Jesus and Paul, applying the timeless principles of God\u2019s Word to the 21st<\/sup> Century Church with practical insights and helpful suggestions.<\/p>\n Having taught through this study in the local church and in at least one pastor\u2019s conference abroad, I highly recommend this study to pastors and parishioners alike.\u00a0 Pastors will find the rich exposition of the scripture to be refreshing, revitalizing, and renewing.\u00a0 It will provide excellent content for \u201cpreventive maintenance\u201d in the local church, communicating biblical guidelines for the pastor to follow when responding to interpersonal conflict in the church.\u00a0 Parishioners will benefit from the study of this subject, through the lens of holy scripture, as these principles are memorized and then applied in one\u2019s personal life, thereby promoting the fellowship of the church.<\/p>\n To access this teaching series please click on the following link:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markdroberts\/series\/gods-guidance-for-christians-in-conflict\/<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>The Rev. Dr. Mark D. Roberts is a pastor, author, leader, speaker, blogger, and consultant for Christian organizations. Currently, Mark is the Executive Director of the Max De Pree Center for Leadership at Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, California. In this role, he provides visionary, strategic, and tactical leadership for the Center, which seeks to serve leaders so they might flourish in life and leadership. In addition to serving leaders directly, the De Pree Center helps churches so they might encourage, teach, mentor, form, and support marketplace leaders. Part of Mark\u2019s work for the Center involves serving leaders and churches by writing Life for Leaders, a daily, digital devotional that is emailed to over 5300 subscribers each morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":4653,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,15],"tags":[1031,972,974,18,968,1045,867,1055],"class_list":{"0":"post-4652","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general","8":"category-mens-ministries","9":"tag-discipleship-ministries","10":"tag-iphc-discipleship-resource","11":"tag-iphc-resource","12":"tag-mens-ministries-2","13":"tag-recommended-resource","14":"tag-strong-in-fellowship","15":"tag-w-a-mills","16":"tag-william-a-mills","17":"entry"},"title_es":"Recurso recomendado: La gu\u00eda de Dios para los cristianos en conflicto por el Dr. Mark D. Roberts","content_es":"Los cristianos a menudo tienen dificultades para llevarse bien unos con otros. Esto ha sido cierto desde los primeros d\u00edas de la iglesia. El ap\u00f3stol Pablo, quien plant\u00f3 la iglesia en Corinto, escribi\u00f3 1 Corintios a los creyentes all\u00ed principalmente debido a un conflicto interno en la iglesia. Cuando Pablo escribi\u00f3 2 Corintios, la tensi\u00f3n estaba en gran parte entre Pablo y la iglesia. Incluso en una iglesia saludable, como la de Filipos, el conflicto era un problema. La escritura no guarda silencio sobre esta realidad. Jes\u00fas nos ense\u00f1a qu\u00e9 hacer si alguien en la iglesia peca contra ti (Mateo 18: 15-17); \u00c9l nos ense\u00f1a qu\u00e9 hacer si pecas contra alguien (Mateo 5: 21-26), y Pablo nos ense\u00f1a qu\u00e9 hacer cuando otro cristiano peca (G\u00e1latas 6: 1). El Dr. Mark D. Roberts descomprime estos pasajes de las Escrituras y su aplicaci\u00f3n para la Iglesia del<\/sup> Siglo 21<\/sup> en su serie blog, la gu\u00eda de Dios para los cristianos en conflicto.<\/em> \u00c9l dice: \u201cEsta es una serie de blogs que desear\u00eda que fuera completamente innecesaria. Deseo que el conflicto entre los cristianos sea un problema relativamente insignificante. Desear\u00eda que los que creemos en Jes\u00fas puedan experimentar la unidad que nos encomend\u00f3 (Juan 17: 20-24). Desear\u00eda que no hubiera animosidad dentro de las iglesias y denominaciones. Pero todo esto es, lo admito, ilusiones. El hecho es que los cristianos a menudo tienen dificultades para llevarse bien unos con otros \u201d. Luego, con la habilidad de un expositor dotado, proporciona estudios de casos de conflicto en la iglesia primitiva. Se expone sobre la ense\u00f1anza de Jes\u00fas y Pablo, la aplicaci\u00f3n de los principios eternos de la Palabra de Dios a la Iglesia del<\/sup> Siglo 21<\/sup> con conocimientos pr\u00e1cticos y sugerencias \u00fatiles. Despu\u00e9s de haber ense\u00f1ado a trav\u00e9s de este estudio en la iglesia local y en al menos una conferencia de pastores en el extranjero, recomiendo este estudio a pastores y feligreses por igual. Los pastores encontrar\u00e1n que la rica exposici\u00f3n de las Escrituras es refrescante, revitalizadora y renovadora. Proporcionar\u00e1 contenido excelente para el "mantenimiento preventivo" en la iglesia local, comunicando pautas b\u00edblicas para que el pastor las siga cuando responda a un conflicto interpersonal en la iglesia. Los feligreses se beneficiar\u00e1n del estudio de este tema, a trav\u00e9s de la lente de las Sagradas Escrituras, ya que estos principios se memorizan y luego se aplican en la vida personal, promoviendo as\u00ed la comuni\u00f3n de la iglesia. Para acceder a esta serie de ense\u00f1anza, haga clic en el siguiente enlace: https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markdroberts\/series\/gods-guidance-for-christians-in-conflict\/<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong> El reverendo Dr. Mark D. Roberts es pastor, autor, l\u00edder, orador, bloguero y consultor de organizaciones cristianas. Actualmente, Mark es el Director Ejecutivo del Centro Max De Pree para el Liderazgo en el Seminario Fuller en Pasadena, California. En este cargo, proporciona liderazgo visionario, estrat\u00e9gico y t\u00e1ctico para el Centro, que busca servir a los l\u00edderes para que puedan florecer en la vida y el liderazgo. Adem\u00e1s de servir directamente a los l\u00edderes, el Centro De Pree ayuda a las iglesias para que puedan alentar, ense\u00f1ar, asesorar, formar y apoyar a los l\u00edderes del mercado. Parte del trabajo de Mark para el Centro involucra servir a l\u00edderes e iglesias escribiendo Life for Leaders, un devocional diario digital que se env\u00eda por correo electr\u00f3nico a m\u00e1s de 5300 suscriptores cada ma\u00f1ana.","author_name":"William A. 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