6 When one of you has a dispute with another believer, how dare you file a lawsuit and ask a secular court to decide the matter instead of taking it to other believers! 2 Don’t you realize that someday we believers will judge the world? And since you are going to judge the world, can’t you decide even these little things among yourselves? 3 Don’t you realize that we will judge angels? So you should surely be able to resolve ordinary disputes in this life. 4 If you have legal disputes about such matters, why go to outside judges who are not respected by the church? 5 I am saying this to shame you. Isn’t there anyone in all the church who is wise enough to decide these issues? 6 But instead, one believer sues another—right in front of unbelievers!
7 Even to have such lawsuits with one another is a defeat for you. Why not just accept the injustice and leave it at that? Why not let yourselves be cheated? 8 Instead, you yourselves are the ones who do wrong and cheat even your fellow believers.
9 Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality, 10 or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people—none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God. 11 Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
Tori's Comments:
I have to keep in mind that at all times I am an ambassador of Christ, that the whole church represents God's kingdom and that my witness to unbelievers should be strong, despite circumstances.
So is the author inferring immediate spiritual renewal by and healing? Like, when we decide to follow Christ we shouldn't struggle with those things? I suppose that wouldn't make sense, because immediately that passage about doing the things you don't wish you were doing and... Yeah, you know the one... So what exactly is he referring to?
Terrie's Comments:
The word "indulge" appears once again here. (See yesterday's post for my comments if you missed them) The list that follows is quite clear and each one opposes the character of God:
- sexual sin
- worship idols
- commit adultery
- male prostitutes
- practice homosexuality
- theives
- greedy people
- drunkards
- abusive
- cheat people
Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
There is hope for every person among us who indulges in such things. The hope is in calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God we can be cleansed, made holy, made right with God again!!! Hallelujah!
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