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102 Bible verses for reconciliation in the family
Instead, be kind and merciful, and forgive others, just as God forgave you because of Christ.
Put up with each other, and forgive anyone who does you wrong, just as Christ has forgiven you.
My friends, you are spiritual. So if someone is trapped in sin, you should gently lead that person back to the right path. But watch out, and don't be tempted yourself.
After all, God chose you to suffer as you follow in the footsteps of Christ, who set an example by suffering for you.Christ did not sin or ever tell a lie.Although he was abused, he never tried to get even. And when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he had faith in God, who judges fairly.
We know that God is always at work for the good of everyone who loves him. They are the ones God has chosen for his purpose,
He did this to make all parts of the body work together smoothly, with each part caring about the others.
A husband should love his wife as much as Christ loved the church and gave his life for it.
You will rebuild those houses left in ruins for years; you will be known as a builder and repairer of city walls and streets.
You are better off to have a friend than to be all alone, because then you will get more enjoyment out of what you earn.If you fall, your friend can help you up. But if you fall without having a friend nearby, you are really in trouble.
I instruct married couples to stay together, and this is exactly what the Lord himself taught. A wife who leaves her husbandshould either stay single or go back to her husband. And a husband should not leave his wife.
The LORD God has told us what is right and what he demands: "See that justice is done, let mercy be your first concern, and humbly obey your God."
So be careful what you do. Correct any followers of mine who sin, and forgive the ones who say they are sorry.Even if one of them mistreats you seven times in one day and says, "I am sorry," you should still forgive that person.
If you have sinned, you should tell each other what you have done. Then you can pray for one another and be healed. The prayer of an innocent person is powerful, and it can help a lot.
But I am giving you a new command. You must love each other, just as I have loved you.If you love each other, everyone will know that you are my disciples.
I, the LORD, invite you to come and talk it over. Your sins are scarlet red, but they will be whiter than snow or wool.
Stop all your dirty talk. Say the right thing at the right time and help others by what you say.
We must stop judging others. We must also make up our minds not to upset anyone's faith.
Jesus knew what they were thinking, and he said to them: Any kingdom where people fight each other will end up ruined. And a town or family that fights will soon destroy itself.
But he replied, "My kindness is all you need. My power is strongest when you are weak." So if Christ keeps giving me his power, I will gladly brag about how weak I am.
Treat others as you want them to treat you. This is what the Law and the Prophets are all about.
The LORD your God wins victory after victory and is always with you. He celebrates and sings because of you, and he will refresh your life with his love."
That's why a man will leave his own father and mother. He marries a woman, and the two of them become like one person.
My dear friends, you should be quick to listen and slow to speak or to get angry.If you are angry, you cannot do any of the good things that God wants done.
and God's servants must not be troublemakers. They must be kind to everyone, and they must be good teachers and very patient.
Our holy God lives forever in the highest heavens, and this is what he says: Though I live high above in the holy place, I am here to help those who are humble and depend only on me.
Do everything without grumbling or arguing.Then you will be the pure and innocent children of God. You live among people who are crooked and evil, but you must not do anything that they can say is wrong. Try to shine as lights among the people of this world,
He will go ahead of the Lord with the same power and spirit that Elijah had. And because of John, parents will be more thoughtful of their children. And people who now disobey God will begin to think as they ought to. That is how John will get people ready for the Lord.
Good-by, my friends. Do better and pay attention to what I have said. Try to get along and live peacefully with each other. Now I pray that God, who gives love and peace, will be with you.
Finally, all of you should agree and have concern and love for each other. You should also be kind and humble.
All of you young people should obey your elders. In fact, everyone should be humble toward everyone else. The Scriptures say, "God opposes proud people, but he helps everyone who is humble."
Children, you belong to the Lord, and you do the right thing when you obey your parents. The first commandment with a promise says,"Obey your father and your mother,and you will have a long and happy life."Parents, don't be hard on your children. Raise them properly. Teach them and instruct them about the Lord.
Obey the teaching of your parents--always keep it in mind and never forget it.Their teaching will guide you when you walk, protect you when you sleep, and talk to you when you are awake.
People who don't take care of their relatives, and especially their own families, have given up their faith. They are worse than someone who doesn't have faith in the Lord.
You tried to harm me, but God made it turn out for the best, so that he could save all these people, as he is now doing.
God's Spirit makes us loving, happy, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful,gentle, and self-controlled. There is no law against behaving in any of these ways.
Don't be jealous or proud, but be humble and consider others more important than yourselves.Care about them as much as you care about yourselves
So if you are about to place your gift on the altar and remember that someone is angry with you,leave your gift there in front of the altar. Make peace with that person, then come back and offer your gift to God.
Children, you show love for others by truly helping them, and not merely by talking about it.
God is the one who makes us patient and cheerful. I pray that he will help you live at peace with each other, as you follow Christ.
But the wisdom that comes from above leads us to be pure, friendly, gentle, sensible, kind, helpful, genuine, and sincere.When peacemakers plant seeds of peace, they will harvest justice.
My dear friends, as a follower of our Lord Jesus Christ, I beg you to get along with each other. Don't take sides. Always try to agree in what you think.
The younger son got up and started back to his father. But when he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt sorry for him. He ran to his son and hugged and kissed him.
But Esau ran toward Jacob and hugged and kissed him. Then the two brothers started crying.
Euodia and Syntyche, you belong to the Lord, so I beg you to stop arguing with each other.
Joseph was still crying as he kissed each of his other brothers. After this, they started talking with Joseph.
God loves you and has chosen you as his own special people. So be gentle, kind, humble, meek, and patient.
Don't be hateful to people, just because they are hateful to you. Rather, be good to each other and to everyone else.
My dear friends, we must love each other. Love comes from God, and when we love each other, it shows that we have been given new life. We are now God's children, and we know him.
But God showed how much he loved us by having Christ die for us, even though we were sinful.
Love should always make us tell the truth. Then we will grow in every way and be more like Christ, the head
Be sincere in your love for others. Hate everything that is evil and hold tight to everything that is good.
We know what love is because Jesus gave his life for us. That's why we must give our lives for each other.
Then they are no longer two people, but one. And no one should separate a couple that God has joined together."
Abram said to Lot, "We are close relatives. We shouldn't argue, and our men shouldn't be fighting one another.
God has done it all! He sent Christ to make peace between himself and us, and he has given us the work of making peace between himself and others.What we mean is that God was in Christ, offering peace and forgiveness to the people of this world. And he has given us the work of sharing his message about peace.
Christ has made peace between Jews and Gentiles, and he has united us by breaking down the wall of hatred that separated us. Christ gave his own body
Now make me completely happy! Live in harmony by showing love for each other. Be united in what you think, as if you were only one person.
Peter came up to the Lord and asked, "How many times should I forgive someone who does something wrong to me? Is seven times enough?"Jesus answered: Not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!
Try to live at peace with everyone! Live a clean life. If you don't, you will never see the Lord.
We love because God loved us first.But if we say we love God and don't love each other, we are liars. We cannot see God. So how can we love God, if we don't love the people we can see?The commandment that God has given us is: "Love God and love each other!"
You will keep your friends if you forgive them, but you will lose your friends if you keep talking about what they did wrong.
Love is kind and patient, never jealous, boastful, proud, orrude. Love isn't selfish or quick tempered. It doesn't keep a record of wrongs that others do.
Making up with a friend you have offended is harder than breaking through a city wall.
Children, you belong to the Lord, and you do the right thing when you obey your parents. The first commandment with a promise says,"Obey your father and your mother,and you will have a long and happy life."
Most important of all, you must sincerely love each other, because love wipes away many sins.
By faith we have been made acceptable to God. And now, because of our Lord Jesus Christ, we live at peace with God.
If you forgive others for the wrongs they do to you, your Father in heaven will forgive you.But if you don't forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.