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If Christians are to share in the future judgment of the world, surely they can judge everyday affairs of the present life (1Co 6:2-3). | If Christians are to share in the future judgment of the world, surely they can judge everyday affairs of the present life (1Co 6:2-3). | ||
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Lawsuits before heathen judges (1Co 6:1-11)
If a dispute arises between believers, it should be settled within the church, not in a public court of law (1Co 6:1).
If Christians are to share in the future judgment of the world, surely they can judge everyday affairs of the present life (1Co 6:2-3).
The Corinthians boast of their wisdom, yet not one among them is wise enough to decide the matter. Instead they shame themselves by taking Christian problems to non-Christian people for a decision (1Co 6:4-6).
Christians should not have lawsuits at all. They should be willing to suffer ill-treatment, as Jesus taught, but at Corinth they attack and cheat each other (1Co 6:7-8).
They behave like the sorts of people they were before they became Christians. God has declared them righteous and holy through Jesus Christ, and therefore they should be righteous and holy in their conduct (1Co 6:9-11).