Resolving Conflict Peaceably, Part 2
Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast
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🗓️ 2 March 2026
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Summary
Important question: how do you handle conflict in your relationship? Are you a person who bursts out in anger or are you someone who completely shuts down? In this program, Chip shares why neither of those approaches work well. Hear what the Bible says about resolving conflict in marriage. Don't miss how we should respond to our spouse when tension and disagreement inevitably come.
How to resolve conflict peaceably:
I. The command – we are to deal with our mates as Christ deals with us. -Colossians 3:13-15
- “Bear with one another” – cause of tension
- “Forgiving one another” – hurt and/or offense
- “Whoever has a complaint” – personalized, ongoing
- “Just as the Lord forgave you” – required response
- “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts” – let God be the umpire
- “Called into one body” – priority of unity
- “Be thankful” – focus on what we have, not what’s lacking
II. We all respond to “tension” positively or negatively.
III. How to “DIFFUSE” conflict in your marriage
D - DEFINE the problem on your own. -Proverbs 15:14 & 21:2
I - INITIATE a time to talk. -Matthew 5:23-24
F - FOCUS on the “perceived” problem, not the person. -Proverbs 18:19
F - FEEL their pain as though it were your own. -Proverbs 17:17
U - UNCOVER the root problem. -Proverbs 20:5
S - SET things right between you. -James 5:16
E - ESTABLISH a specific action plan that addresses the issue discussed; write it down. -James 1:22-25
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| 0:00.0 | Today on Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram. |
| 0:14.5 | Important marriage question. |
| 0:17.1 | How do you handle conflict in your relationship? |
| 0:20.7 | In my experience, there's turtles and sharks. |
| 0:24.0 | Sharks attack when there's conflict. Turtles put their head inside their shell. Neither of those |
| 0:29.9 | approaches work well. Let me give you a third one, a biblical one today, about how to resolve |
| 0:36.4 | conflict in your marriage. Stay with us. |
| 0:40.3 | Welcome to Living on the Edge. I'm Dave Drewie. And today Chip Ingram continues our series |
| 0:45.3 | called Choosing Love with a message that could revolutionize your marriage. From Colossians |
| 0:50.8 | chapter 3, Chip reveals God's surprising command, treat your mate the way Christ |
| 0:56.2 | treats you. |
| 0:57.5 | That changes everything. |
| 0:59.2 | You'll discover a practical step-by-step process spelled out in the acronym, Diffuse, |
| 1:04.3 | a biblical game plan for resolving conflict without attacking or avoiding. |
| 1:09.6 | If tension has been building in your relationship, this message offers the way forward. |
| 1:14.7 | Well, now here's Chip Ingram with a message titled Resolving Conflict Peasibly. |
| 1:19.7 | Our text is Colossus chapter 3 verses 12 through 17. |
| 1:25.1 | So, as those have been chosen by God, holy and beloved, that's who we are, |
| 1:33.0 | we're putting on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, |
| 1:41.2 | bearing with one another and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against |
| 1:47.1 | anyone. Forgiving one, just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. And beyond all these things, |
| 1:57.5 | put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity, and let the peace of Christ rule |
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