Main Idea: Conflicts within the church should be governed by our new life in Christ.

Rightly Handling Conflict Within the Church Is an Indication of the Maturity of the Church – v.1-6

• Romans 13:1–7
• Jude 6
• James 3:13–18

Willingly Suffering Wrong for the Sake of the Gospel is an Indication of the Maturity of a Believer – v.7,8

• Romans 12:17–19
• Matthew 5:39–42

Radically Transformed Believers Move Away from the Flesh and Towards Maturity in Christ – v.9-11

• 2 Corinthians 5:16, 17

So What?

• We proclaim the reality of the gospel to one another and to the world by settling our conflicts in a manner worthy of Christ.
  • 2 Corinthians 5:18–21