This document provides guidance on improving relationships through maintaining a proper attitude, addressing offenses, and how to interact with others. It advises cultivating humility, gentleness, patience, and love in all interactions. When offenses occur, the biblical response is to forgive as God forgives, and to openly and lovingly discuss issues with others so that unity can be restored. In all relationships, we should seek to edify others rather than gossip or destroy relationships. Practicing biblical principles like treating others as we wish to be treated and avoiding evil with good will help strengthen all relationships.

1. RELATIONSHIPSLesson 4

2. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO IMPROVE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS?A. WithyourattitudeB. With anyone you offended or anyone who offended youC. With everyone you mix with

3. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO IMPROVE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS?WithyourattitudeOur attitude when treating others must be like the apostle wrote:A1“I beseech you to walk… with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love”(Ephesians, 4: 1-2)That is the same example Jesus showed:“Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls” (Matthew, 11: 29)It doesn’t matter how others treat us, because our behaviour must be always humble, considering others to be superior to our selves (Philippians, 2: 3);our attitude must be calm and peaceful.

4. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO IMPROVE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS?Withyourattitude“Taking revenge is not a signal of strength, but of weakness. Those who let their temper getting rough and set loving and self-control Christian principles aside suffer defeats. However, those who control their desire of revenge and turn any harm into a chance to show goodness have victory over him/her and over the powers of evil. That is much nobler and much more effective, since acting that way we can disarm an enemy and win a soul”(SDABibleCommentary, onRomans, 12: 21)A2“Therefore "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head." Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” (Romans, 12: 20-21)“But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also” (Matthew, 5: 39)

5. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO IMPROVE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS?A3WithyourattitudeAccording to the advice of the apostle in 1 Peter, 3: 8-12, our relationships must be governed by these principles:Seekingunity.

6. Beingcompassionate.

7. Lovingourbrothers.

8. Beingmerciful.

9. Showingfriendly.

10. Don’treturningevilforevil.

11. Blessing even when we are loathed.