How to Stop

• Stop fighting your spouse (Prov 26:21; Prov 21:19).

Set a peaceful example.

• Stop fighting your children (Eph 6:4; Prov 15:1).

• If you are fighting, then you are choosing to be

selfish and prideful (James 4:1-2; 1 Cor 13:4-7).

Why do we want to stop the fighting in our home?

• Let the Spirit of Christ live in you! (Gal 2:20; 5:22-23).

Set basic rules of engagement.

• No yelling

1. Because it is pleasant to have a peaceful home (Prov 17:1).

How to Stop

• No violence

• No manipulating

the Fighting

2. Because we want to love and obey God (Eph 4:1-4).

Teach your children to speak truth to one another.

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3. Because we want to prepare our children for a life of

maturity (Eph 6:4).

Teach them the Matt 18 process:

• Speak to the other person privately.
• Ask another person to help verify problem (I don’t require this step).
• Go to those in authority to handle the situation.

Teach your children biblical conflict resolution.

• Give space (James 1:19).

• Check yourself (Matt 7:3-5).

• Let go of anger (Eph 4:26-27; Matt 18:21-35).

• Love (Mark 12:30; Gal 5:14).

• Pray (Matt 5:44; James 1:5-8).

• Talk about it (Prov 18:13;15:1).

• Discern the issue (Rom 14:1-12).

• Speak the truth (Matt 18:15; Eph 4:15; Gal 6:1).

• Give space