14/02/2012
Beyond conflict(Genesis 4:5-7)
Genesis is the scripture on the changes in humanity and the kind of documentary on human that God show us.
God made the world and decided the rules for humans that resembles the image and likeness of his own for their maintaining the happiness of Eden, had humans enjoy everything.
However, in less than chapter 3 humans were trapped by temptation, knocked down a beautiful relationship with God.
And in chapter 4 the most gruesome incident in human relations took place.
Because conflicts between brothers eventually resulted in the first murder.
This problem of conflict make humans cruel and can even destroy their future.
Today's sermon obviously shows this.
What are reasons for causing conflicts?
1. the impulse to have superiority
We all want to be superior to others, are under self-hypnosis that I am better than others. When it collapses, it turns into severe jealousy, we finally bring our own life to the structure of conflict. It is too difficult to heal the unilateral cause of conflict from this superiority. Because one person attacks and the other would be attacked unilaterally. This offensive person gives rise to endless troubles about the things that the other already forgot and don’t care since it's not worth.
Being narrow-minded and having an obsession eventually end up with tragedy at the end of conflict.
2. Stick to his own opinion
Having a universal way of thinking is a holy symptom who are broad-minded. Another reason of conflict is caused by the prejudice that his own opinion is only right. This is exactly the problem that caused the conflict and division of Corinth church. This is the problem of not giving up thinking that his own opinion is only right.
Three clear God’s standards beyond conflict as follows.
1)Forgive-Don't put limits
2)Accept-I can't be only right.
3)Cover