James 4 warns us againts wordliness and the wrong passions and desires to it, opens with verse asking what causes the quarrels and fights among us. The Bible acknowledges that there exist fights and quarrels among people.
The cure: In verses 7-12, state that to resolve conflicts is to submit ourselves to God, to resist the devil, to draw near to God, clense our hands, purify the hearts. To even wretch and mourn and weep. Even asking that laughter to turn to mourning and joy to gloom; and to humble before the Lord.
It continued to advise of not speaking evil against one another, and staying away from judging our neighbor.
To resolve the conflicts, we must check our motives and submit them to God who judges rightfully.
While conflict is when we see the wrong in others, resolving is submission and to be humble before God. Nothing not of Him will ever exist in the presence of our King.
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