Understanding the problem from God's point of view:
Rom. 15:14 , 6:11-14 ; Eph. 4:22-24 -Effective and lasting biblical change is a continuing process. You are to obey the commands and guidelines in God's word for every area of your life(thoughts, words, actions). As you put-off the old continuing pattern of sin and put-on the new practices of righteousness and holiness, you are renewed in the spirit of your mind.

Hope:
John 12:31-33 ; l Cor. 6:19-20 ; lJN. 4:4 -Satan's power to charge men with sin, to cause us to be separated from God, to enslave men with habits of sin and shame is now "cast out". The believer, cleansed by the blood of Christ, becomes a holy temple unto God, fit for the presence and power of God's Spirit. Man can now conquer the enslaving habits of sin in the power of God's Spirit.

l Jn. 3:18-22 -God loves everyone, even those who do evil. Like God, we also must love those who oppose us, do evil against us and stand against us. When we do, our hearts are assured before Him because we are loving all men as God loves all men; a clean heart is one that loves as God loves.

Rom. 8:1 -Take all the evil we have ever done and all the condemnation we feel and senses, God knows every ounce of heaviness and guilt and condemnation we feel and He has removed all guilt and condemnation forever from our hearts by loving us so much that He would give His Son to die for us. We are to rest in this, our hearts to flow in full assurance and confidence knowing that all things are well in God.

Change:
Matt. 7:5 ; Heb. 4:12 ; 2 Cor. 10:3-5 -To put-off sinful habits, you must first identify them in light of God's word, then you must repent, confess, and put them aside.

Gal. 5:16 ; Col. 1:10 -As we put-on righteous deeds in the power of the Holy Spirit, you glorify God, show your love for Him and please Him in all things.

Eph. 5:15-16 ; Col. 3:23-24 ; 1 Tim. 4:7-11 ; Heb. 5:14 -To continue the process of biblical change, you must faithfully practice your daily responsibilities and discipline yourself toward godliness. As you continue to be a doer of the word, your senses will be trained to discern good and evil.

Memory/Meditation/Prayer :

l Jn. 3:18-19 .

Devotions :

BSAF on Jn. 5:24 , 3:18 , l Jn. 1:9 .

Put-off and put-on:

Read James 4:1-3 , read unit 4, make special note of p. 59, memorize the 12 suggestions.
Source of our quarrels and conflicts are due to our differences in age, culture, background, priorities, relationships with our parents and in-laws, how to demonstrate affections, how to do household chores and maintenance, raising children, who is responsible for various duties, how to spend money, to save, where to go vacations, etc.
We all have differring viewpoints and Scripture declares that we have conflicts because of our desires that battle within us: we want others to see things our way, to believe what we believe, to act as we want them to act, to do what we want done. When they won't cooperate, we become frustrated and due to our selfishness, we react in sinful ways.

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