Command of Christ - Be Reconciled

"Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. (Matthew 5:23-24)

• "Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath" (Ephesians 4:26)

• "That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular." (1 Corinthians 12:25-27)

• "And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void to offence toward God, and toward men." (Acts 24:16)

• "Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men." (Romans 12:17-18)

• "A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath." (Proverbs 21:14)

• "The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with." (Proverbs 17:14)

Developing Character - Responsibility vs. Unreliability

Responsibility is knowing and doing what God and others are expecting of me.