Living life with grace & harmony

 

Thomas Lee Abshier, ND
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Naturopathic Physician

Political Philosopher & Author

 

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Portland, Oregon

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Biblical Guidelines
for Interpersonal Relations

 

DO:
be sympathetic, kind, and loving
(Gal. 5:22; Eph. 4:32; Col. 3:12, 14; 1 Pet. 3:8; 4:8; 1 John 3:11)
 

be gentle, mild, and tactful
(Gal. 5:23; Eph. 4:2; Col. 3:12; 4:6; 1 Tim. 3:3; Titus 1:8; 3:2; 1 Pet. 3:4)
 

be humble, meek, deferring to others
(Matt. 5:3-5; John 13:34; Eph. 4:2; Col. 3:12; 1 Pet. 3:8; 5:5)
 

be generous and willing to give
(Matt. 5:42; 10:42; 25:35-36, 42-43; Mark 12:41-44; Rom. 12:8, 13; 1 Pet. 4:9;
I John 3:17)
 

be hospitable without grumbling
(Rom. 12:13; Heb. 13:2; 1 Pet. 4:9; 1 Tim. 3:2)
 

be self-controlled and temperate
(Gal. 5:23; 1 Tim. 3:2; Titus 1:8; 2:1, 5-6; 1 Pet. 5:8; 2 Pet. 1:6)
 

be willing to show mercy, even when it is undeserved
(Matt. 5:7; 18:33; Luke 6:36; Rom. 12:8; James 2:13; 3:17)
 

be a peacemaker, seeking to live in peace with everyone
(Matt. 5:4; Rom. 12:18; Gal. 5:22; 1 Thess. 5:13; 1 Pet. 3:8; 2 Pet. 3:14; James 3:11)
 

be patient, even when provoked
(1 Cor. 13:4-5, 7; Gal. 5:22; Eph. 4:2; Col. 3:12; 1 Thess. 5:14; 2 Tim. 2:24)
 

be content, not longing for what we don't have in terms of possessions, happiness, or relationships
(2 Cor. 12:10; Phil. 4:11; 1 Tim. 6:6-8; Heb. 13:5)
 

be strong, immovable, not wavering in faith
(Matt. 14:29-31; 1 Cor. 15:58; James 1:6-8)
 

be subject to one another
(Eph. 5:21; 1 Pet. 2:13, 18; 3:1; 5:5)
 

be forgiving, repeatedly
(Matt. 6:14; 18:21-22; Col. 3:13)
 

be consistently encouraging and inclined to build up others
(Eph. 4:29; 6:22;1 Thess. 4:18; 5:11, 14; Heb. 3:13; 10:25)
 

be truthful, speaking the truth in love
(2 Tim. 2:15; 1 Pet. 2:15; 3:15-16; Eph. 4:15; 2 Cor. 6:7)
 

be praying, even for those who create problems for us
(Matt. 5:44; Luke 6:28)

 

DON’T
be proud or arrogant
(Rom. 12:16; 1 Cor. 13:4; 2 Tim. 3:1-2,4; Jude 16)
 

be angry or quick-tempered
(Matt. 5:22; Gal. 5:20, 23; Col. 3:8; 1 Tim. 3:2; Titus 1:7; James 1:19-20)
 

be selfish, insisting on your own way, self-indulgent
(John 3:14, 16; Rom. 12:10; 15:1-3; 1 Cor. 10:33; Phil. 2:3; 2 Pet. 2:3; Jude 12)
 

give offense
(1 Cor. 10:32; 2 Cor. 6:3)
 

swear, call other people names, or use abusive language
(Matt. 5:22; 12:36; Col. 3:8; James 5:12)
 

judge or point out faults in others
(Matt. 7:1-5; Luke 6:37; Phil. 4:8; Jude 16)

 

try to get even, repaying evil for evil
(Rom. 12:17-20; 1 Thess. 5:15; 1 Pet. 3:9)
 

gossip
(2 Cor. 12:20; 1 Tim. 6:20; 2 Tim. 2:16, 23; Titus 3:9)
 

complain or grumble
(John 6:43; 1 Cor. 10:10; 1 Pet. 4:9; James 5:9; Jude 16)
 

argue, be contentious, belligerent, or strong willed
(2 Tim. 2:24; Titus 3:2; 1 Tim. 3:3)
 

slander or malign
(2 Cor. 12:20; Eph. 4:31; Col. 3:8; 2 Tim. 3:3; Titus 3:2; 2 Pet. 3:3; Jude 18)