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The objective is to resolve not to win the argument.

In so many arguments, as one person is making her point, the other person is formulating his response.

He's not really hearing her point, he's preparing his counterpoint.

It's tactical gamesmanship and they're keeping metal score.

Well hopefully that doesn't sound familiar, but if it does, today on a new beginning,

Pastor Greg Lory helps us learn to resolve conflict by following an example we see in scripture.

Today, practical help for everyone.

Well, grab your Bibles and turn to Acts chapter 15 and the title of my message is

how to resolve conflict. We're going to look at this story now in the Bible as two godly men

have a conflict. Two men who love the Lord have a disagreement and they were apostles nonetheless

and we're going to see some very important things from this, but we have some trouble makers

at a venerate this scene. They're believers in Jesus, they're Jewish and they have a Jewish

background and they felt that one had to be circumcised before they could become a Christian.

They were placing an unnecessary barrier on these new believers. So Paul and Barnabas are now

missionary team and they're not happy about it and they thought we need to go back to the leaders

in Jerusalem and get this resolved. So the apostles and elders met together to resolve this issue.

The apostles gave a ruling so basically they said okay we're not going to require circumcision.

To become a Christian you need to believe in Jesus. So good verse 11 of chapter 15.

We believe the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved. Bottom line it's Jesus plus

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