Forgiveness & Reconciliation 2
Another interesting discussion I had over my holidays was with my niece, as she confided in me that as far as she was concerned, `Christians were all hypocrites'. Why? Well in her eyes, they didn't practice what they preached, especially when it came to relationships. "Broken fellowship is a disgraceful testimony to other believers." Rick Warren Paul also found this a hard to take. "You should be ashamed of yourselves. Don't you at least have one wise person who is able to settle disputes between believers." 1 Corinthians 6:5 Of course, it is unrealistic to expect everyone to agree about everything. But if relationships are of more value to you than always being `right', you are more likely to live in a loving community. Christians, like everyone else, will often have legitimate, honest, disagreements - but as children of God, we must also learn to be peacemakers; for whether we like it or not - at home, work and even at Church - we are bei...