The Bible has a lot to say about our response to being wronged. It also has a lot to say about what we should do when we are the offenders, and how we should handle the responsibility of helping settle disagreements.
We’re sinners, so if we relate to people at all, we’re going to inevitably sin against others and be sinned against. Our children are going to hurt each other and be hurt by each other.
How we deal with those hurts and sins is important.
In this “Brother and Sister Offended” Bible study, we’re going to look at what God says about this very important topic.
- What are we supposed to do when someone sins against us? Or when we think someone has sinned against us?
- What are we supposed to do when we sin against someone else – intentionally or unintentionally?
- How can we make peace?
- How do we resolve disagreements?
- What do we do with a child (or adult) who delights in seeing someone else get in trouble?
- Or with a child who gives a false report or someone’s wrongdoing?
- How do we handle our role as mediator and judge between disagreeing children?
- How do we learn to forgive?
How we answer these questions profoundly affects our relationships in our families and in the church.
If we don’t learn to handle disagreements and offenses biblically, we’ll be plagued all our lives by petty arguments, church splits, divorces, bitterness, and strife.
- As we study, we’ll be looking at Matthew 7 and Matthew 18.
- We’ll look at the wisdom found in Proverbs.
- The commands in the New Testament letters
- and at examples we see in the lives of men and women in Scripture.
We’ll come up with a plan, based on Scripture, of how to teach our children and how to apply the same truths in our own lives.
When we’ve finished our study, my prayer is that you will be better prepared to face and resolve disagreements in your own life, and better equipped to teach your children to live at peace with each other.
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What Others Have Said
Answer to Christina Smeal
By: Pam Forster
Christina, I have not personally done this study, but I have home schooled for 9 years & done other studies here at Mama's Refill & all of them have followed the same format. There is a Mama's study & a Children's study for every day's lesson. The deepest part of each day's lesson is for you, and then there is a kid friendly version to lead your children over the same scripture touching on the most important part(s). Sometimes, one Bible verse is looked at each day, and sometimes there are several days to really get into a verse that has a lot of info or is a little more difficult. If the study does spend more than one day on a verse, the children's lesson is different each day, just like the Mama's. I really appreciate that the children's lessons almost always include some kind of physical action for my 3 boys as I find it more accessible for them. While you could effectively teach your children & yourself just starting & following along with the Children's Study section, doing the Mama's part first will give you some great insights for any questions and provide you with backround material to share should the opportunity arise. I can't wait to do this study! It is next on my list!! God bless!
Answer to Christina Smeal
By: Kelly Brantley
Christina, I have not personally done this study, but I have home schooled for 9 years & done several other studies here at Mama's Refill & all of them have followed the same format. There is a Mama's study & a Children's study for every day's lesson. The deepest part of each day's lesson is for you, and then there is a kid friendly version to lead your children over the same scripture. Usually, one Bible verse is looked at each day, and sometimes there are several days to really get into a verse. If the study does spend more than one day on a verse, the children's lesson is different each day, just like the Mama's. I really appreciate that the children's lessons almost always include some kind of physical action for my 3 boys as I find it more accessible for them. While you could effectively teach your children & yourself just starting & following along with the Children's Study section, doing the Mama's part first will give you some great insights for any questions and provide you with backround material to share should the opportunity arise. I can't wait to do this study! It is next on my list!! God bless!
Great study for everyone!
By: Lisa Ogle
I thought this would be a good study to share with others but I kind of thought I had this one under control in my own life. Wow! This study was great for me as well! I had the general idea but this study lays it all out in a clear way to be able to use it in everyday life! I would highly recommend this study! My children are grown but it’s an absolute MUST for parents rearing kids. How I wish I had had this when my kids were growing up. If done as it’s laid out, it will have life long impacts on the kids.