Peacemaker Proposal: The Seven A's Of Confession

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I enjoyed reading your post on the subject matter. Although you did not offer the peacemaker pamphlet, you did provide some excellent solutions to your friend. The peacemaker's pamphlet talks about the seven A's of confession. The seven A's are as follows: "address everyone involved, avoid it, but, and maybe, admit specifically, acknowledge the hurt, accept the consequences, alter your behavior, and ask for forgiveness" (Peacemaker Pamphlet). Although your friend had great intentions, her approach was not good, especially knowing the circumstances of Jasmine and Patty. One thing you could have told her to do is first to examine herself. According to Sande (2004), "One evidence of sincere repentance is a willingness to thoroughly examine

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