The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict

by Ken Sande

As attorneys, Ken Sande and many other Christian lawyers were disillusioned with our current legal system. Lawsuits were settled, but relationships were destroyed. The relationships between relatives, neighbors, couples, children, employees, business partners, fellow church members, and God, were—and still are—at risk in the legal system. After much encouragement and biblical research, Ken wrote The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict (Baker Books, Updated Edition 2003).

Nearly 800 Scripture verses are referenced in this simple yet profound analysis of how God's people should use his Word and the Gospel of Jesus Christ to resolve family, church, business, and employment disputes. Ken looks at the disagreements that color our day-to-day lives, using examples from his many years as a Christian mediator and counselor as well as from his own marriage and family. He readily shows how the basic biblical principles used to work through a disagreement over where to spend this year's vacation are the same principles used to resolve multi-million dollar land disputes.

This book is divided into twelve chapters, organized by the Four G's of biblical peacemaking. Each chapter contains thought-provoking questions designed to help individuals work through specific conflicts. It is an excellent resource for the person striving to integrate God's methods for resolving conflict into his or her own life.

The Peacemaker is useful for personal study, for pastors who counsel, for church leaders, or for small or large group Bible studies.

What's New in the Updated Edition?

• An entirely new preface
• A stronger emphasis on the gospel of Jesus Christ as the foundation for true peacemaking
• More examples of resolving conflict in the family, church, and workplace
• An expanded discussion about how to identify and overcome the desires in our hearts that fuel conflict
• Additional insights into how to show others their wrongs by involving intermediaries, using stories and metaphors, and offering hope for change through the gospel
• New ways to understand and practice forgiveness and use it as an opportunity to witness for Christ
• A new appendix on how the church can develop a "culture of peace" by equipping and assisting its people to respond to conflict biblically

Table of Contents

What's New in the Third Edition?
Preface

Part 1: Glorify God

1. Conflict Provides Opportunities - Free Download!
2. Live at Peace
3. Trust in the Lord and Do Good

Part 2: Get the Log Out of Your Eye

4. Is This Really Worth Fighting Over?
5. Conflict Starts in the Heart
6. Confession Brings Freedom

Part 3: Gently Restore

7. Just between the Two of You
8. Speak the Truth in Love
9. Take One or Two Others Along

Part 4: Go and Be Reconciled

10. Forgive as God Forgave You
11. Look Also to the Interests of Others
12. Overcome Evil with Good

Conclusion: The Peacemaker's Pledge

Appendix A: A Peacemaker's Checklist
Appendix B: Alternative Ways to Resolve Disputes
Appendix C: Principles of Restitution
Appendix D: When Is It Right to Go to Court?
Appendix E: Peacemaker Ministries
Appendix F: Cultivating a Culture of Peace in Your Church

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