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"And if one has a complaint 
against another,

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forgiving each other."

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Paul rightly assumes

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there's going to be 
problems in the church.

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Right? You gather a few hundred people

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together on a regular basis,

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and they're still dwelling 
in their mortal flesh,

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you're probably going to have 
a problem or two pop up, right?

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There's a pretty good chance

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that someone's going to have a complaint

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as Paul calls it against another.

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Legitimate or not,

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complaints are going to happen.

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If and when they do,

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Paul doesn't say just seek 
to avoid that person

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as much as you can.

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No, he says, forgive each other.

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Have a charizomenoi mindset

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with one another.

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Be gracious.

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Bestow kindness.

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Forgive that thing and move on.

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Not seperate - move on together.

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Don't begrudgingly or mechanically

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say the words "I forgive you,"

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and yet your heart is still 
holding on to that thing.

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That's not biblical forgiveness.

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That's bibilical bitterness.