Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. (James 5:16)
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. (Philippians 2:3)
Resolve disagreements. Resolve them from a standpoint that I am more at fault, do not be defensive.
What does it mean to confess faults? Is that telling everyone about my sins?
There is a reason why the word faults is used instead of "sins"; in both the Greek and the English sin is deliberate misbehaviour whereas fault is an accidental failure. Confess, in both English and Greek actually means to acknowledge or agree, not to tell someone a secret. So confess your faults does not mean tell people about your specific sins, but rather it means be willing to admit when you are wrong.
That's it, be willing to admit when you are wrong.
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