WHO WILL STAND AS JUDGE?

Newsletter 206 August 15, 2010

1 Corinthians 6:1-11 (King James Version)

OVER A BROTHER OR SISTER?

1 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? (Matthew 18:17)

Paul shames the church at Corinth that they have turned to Roman non-believing judges to settle their disagreements in the church. The whole context of these paragraphs is that we might have guidance as to handle such things even today. One might say, “These are family matters and should be settled by those of which Christ is the head, with his word as our authority, chapter and verse, please. Gently, and with love. Not tradition, the word of God. We can not expect a non-believing judge who does not accept that Christ is the head of the church and the word is divinely inspired, to solve any spiritual problem.

OVER THE WORLDLY?

2 Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? (Romans 6:16, Daniel 7:18, Daniel 7:22, Daniel 7:27, Matthew 19:28, 1 Corinthians 1:20)

Apparently, Christians will assist in judging the worldly, Revelation 2:26-27, Revelation 3:21, Daniel 7:27, it would seem that even a supreme court judge will not be qualified to do this if he is not also a follower of the Lord and student of His Word.

OVER ANGELS?

3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life? (Romans 6:16)

The Greek word used here is sometimes translated as “to rule over or govern“. We tend to think of angels as being superior to man because their home is heaven, and because of their powers, but in reality, they are created to be servants and serve the saints of heaven as they now serve the Lord. Hebrews 1:14, 2 Peter 2:4, and Jude 6.

SO SETTLE YOUR DIFFERENCES AMONG YOURSELVES.

The basic thought here is that even the least esteemed Christian in the church is better to be consulted than the most legally qualified non-believer from the world.
Non-believers have no concept of the Word and the basic qualification, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Such love in foreign to the world

4 If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.

IT IS SHAMEFUL WHEN CHRISTIANS FIGHT AMONG THEMSELVES!

5 I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren? (1 Corinthians 4:14, 1 Corinthians 15:34, Acts 1:15, Acts 9:13, 1 Corinthians 6:1)

6 But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers. (2 Corinthians 6:14, 1 Timothy 5:8)

7 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? (Matthew 5:39)

RATHER TO BE WRONGED THAN TO WIN THE LAST WORD AND LOSE A BROTHER

8 Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren. (1 Thessalonians 4:6)

GOD WILL BE THE JUDGE OF ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS

9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, (Romans 6:16, Acts 20:32, 1 Corinthians 15:50, Galatians 5:21, Ephesians 5:5, Luke 21:8, 1 Corinthians 15:33, Galatians 6:7, James 1:16, 1 John 3:7, Romans 3:13, 1 Corinthians 5:11, Galatians 5:19-21, Ephesians 5:5, 1 Timothy 1:10, Revelation 21:8, Revelation 22:15)

10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. (Acts 20:32, 1 Corinthians 15:50, Galatians 5:21, Ephesians 5:5)

11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. (1 Corinthians 12:2, Ephesians 2:2, Galatians 3:5-7, Titus 3:3-7, Acts 22:16, Ephesians 5:26, 1 Corinthians 1:2, 1 Corinthians 1:30, Romans 8:30)

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AUGUST
15th. Sunday – 1 Chronicles 29, 2 Chr. 1, 1 Corinthians 11:17-34, Psalm 97
16th. Monday – 2 Chronicles 2, 3, 4, 1 Corinthians 12:1-13, Proverbs 20:1-10
17th. Tuesday – 2 Chronicles 5. 6, 1 Corinthians 12:14-21, Psalm 98
18th. Wednesday – 2 Chronicles 7, 8, 1 Corinthians 13, Psalm 99
19th. Thursday – 2 Chronicles 9, 10, 11, 1 Corinthians 14:1-19, Psalm 100
20th. Friday - 2 Chronicles 12, 13, 14, 1 Corinthians 14:20-40, Proverbs 20:11-22
21st. Saturday – 2 Chronicles 15, 16, 17, 1 Corinthians 15:1-29, Psalm 101
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