DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. What’s the dumbest argument you’ve ever had? What made it a dumb argument?
2. What’s your go to fighting style? (Yelling, shutting down, etc.)
3. Who do you get in the most arguments with? Why do you think there are some people you argue with more?
4. How have you seen your fighting style affect your relationship?
5. Read James 1:19. Which one of these statements come naturally? Less naturally?
6. What’s the difference between being slow to anger and letting people walk all over you?
7. Think about the last argument you had and how it affected your relationship with that person. What would you change about how it went with a goal of preserving the relationship? What went well?
8. What boundaries do you need to put in place in order to argue in a healthier way?
9. What does a healthy relationship look like after the argument?

TRY THIS

James says we should be slow to speak. Brainstorm some things we can do while we are waiting to speak that can make us see the other person as a person and not just a position in an argument.

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