Matthew 5:9 (NIV84)
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
Confront the problem from common ground
James 5:16 (NIV84)
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
Matthew 7:3–5 (NIV84)
3 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
James 4:1–2 (NIV84)
What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? 2 You want something but don’t get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God.
Aggressively seek Reconciliation
Romans 12:18 (NIV84)
If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
Matthew 5:9 (NIV84)
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.