Thought 211
Unity
If any of you has a dispute with another, dare he
take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the saints? Do you
not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the
world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases? Do you not know that we
will judge angels? How much more the things of this life! Therefore, if you
have disputes about such matters, appoint as judges even men of little account
in the church! I
say this to shame you. Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise
enough to judge a dispute between believers? But instead, one brother goes to
law against another—and this in front of unbelievers!
The
very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely
defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, and you do this to your brothers.
Do
you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be
deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male
prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards
nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what
some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified
in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 (NIV1984)
