Reconcile

While listening to this, I thought about this Earth as being a means for God to reconcile rebels to Himself. Bill pointed out that part of reconciliation is to never give up on the person you're trying to reconcile with, as long as there is any hope. If this is the case, there may be a lot more saved then we think. We need to truly love our enemies becuase we might be spending eternity with them. But how does that reconcile with this? "Matt.7 [14] Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." The implication would be that there is a lot of hopeless cases.

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I think that Bill's steps for reconciliation would be especailly effective in a marriage relationship, or any other, for that matter. Not just with other church members. Form his Sermon Notes: R E C O N C I L E -- Recognize the conflict and it’s source-- Evaluate the conflict-- Confront, gently, (not angry accusations!)-- Own up to your role in the conflict-- Now, LISTEN carefully-- Considerately make sure you understand-- Implement a shift from focusing on problem to solution-- Lead to an agreement about preventing future problems-- Employ forgiveness

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