Rules of Engagement: Fight Fair

What's your strategy? 
Win / Lose - John 8:3-6
Lose / Win - Galatians 2:12; Acts 10:27-28
Lose / Lose - 1 Kings 3:24-26
Win / Win - John 8:10-11
Strategy for Win / Win
Seek first to understand, then to be understood - James 1:19, Proverbs 18:13, 18:2, 18:15, 20:5

Don't be defensive or counter-attack - 1 Peter 3:9, Proverbs 15:1

Argue about one thing at a time - 1 Corinthians 14:8-9, Proverbs 10:19

No anger intimidation or violence - Proverbs 3:31, James 1:19-20, 1 Corinthians 13:5

Don't play victim . . . don't "rescue" - Matthew 3:8, Philippians 4:13, Galatians 6:5

Consider appropriate timing - Ephesians 4:26, Ecclesiastes 3:1