Relationship Skills in the Bible

By Bisi Oladipupo

Have you ever had a challenge in a relationship? Have you looked back and found out that things could have been handled more skilfully?

If you have lived any length of time, you would have realised that relating to others is not always straightforward. There are dynamics in relating to others.

Love is the golden rule, and with love, we also need wisdom.

The book will help you gain better skills when relating to others and help you to enhance your relationships.

It will also help you see where wisdom needs to be applied when relating to others.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bisi Oladipupo
• Release date: Mar 16, 2022
• ISBN: 9781915269089

Bisi Oladipupo

Bisi Oladipupo has been a Christian for many years and lives in the United Kingdom with her family. Bisi attended a few Bible colleges, and she has obtained a diploma in Biblical Studies from a UK Bible college. She is a teacher of God’s Word, coordinates Bible studies, and has a YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/BisiOladipupo123. She writes regularly, and her website is www.inspiredwords.org   Her author page is www.bisiwriter.com You can contact Bisi by email at [e-mail].

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Dedication

To Jesus Christ, my Lord and Saviour—to Him alone that laid down His life that l might have life eternal. To Him that led captivity captive and gave gifts unto men (Ephesians 4:8). One of those gifts is writing!

Foreword

If you have been alive for any length of time, you will agree that relating with people well is a skill we all have to learn. Knowing how to relate to people is necessary if you intend to walk in love and live in peace.

The Bible says, "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him" (James 1:5). Therefore, we can always ask for wisdom when relating to others.

As the scriptures are full of many relationships, we can learn some relationship principles from Scripture. This is what this book aims to do.

At the end, my prayer is that you will be skilful enough to foster healthy relationships, know when to let go of people, and above all, stay and walk in love, which is a commandment for