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7 Rules for Fighting. Ephesians 4:26-32. RULE #1: Thou Shalt Not Lose Control. Ephesians 4:26-27 Ecclesiastes 7:9 Proverbs 15:18 Proverbs 16:32 Proverbs 29:22 Proverbs 15:1. RULE #2: Thou Shalt Not Bring Up The Past. Ephesians 4:26.
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7 Rules for Fighting Ephesians 4:26-32
RULE #1: Thou Shalt Not Lose Control. • Ephesians 4:26-27 • Ecclesiastes 7:9 • Proverbs 15:18 • Proverbs 16:32 • Proverbs 29:22 • Proverbs 15:1
RULE #2: Thou Shalt Not Bring Up The Past. • Ephesians 4:26
RULE #3: Thou Shalt Give Positive Strokes First. • Ephesians 4:29, 31-32 • 1 Corinthians 1:2-9
RULE #4: Thou Shalt Fix The Problem, Not The Blame. • Genesis 3:9-13 • Determine to confess, rather than blame. • Decide to protect rather than expose. • Focus on solutions rather than scapegoats.
RULE #5: Thou Shalt Not Mind-Read. • Proverbs 18:13 • James 1:19-20 • Give your spouse a chance to talk. • Concentrate on what is said. • Do an occasional listening check.
RULE #7: Thou Shalt Not Hit Below The Belt • Hitting below the belt is the win/lose philosophy at its destructive worst. • We must protect each other from blows which can cripple and maim. • Ephesians 4:29; 31-32 • Proverbs 15:1