WHERE IS THE JUDGE?
READING: 1 CORINTHIANS 6:1-7
In the verse above Paul scolded the Christians at Corinth for using the civil courts instead of resolving disputes among themselves. It seems that today we too lack the confidence necessary to allow the Lord to work through our churches to produce judgments about important matters. Very rarely do Christians in disagreement go to churches for binding decisions. Modern Christians simply don’t perceive this as a way to obtain acceptable hearings and judgments. The likelihood of this occurring is reduced even further if the complications of denominational or doctrinal differences are added. We are so far from what Paul taught that it seems almost impossible. On the other hand his teaching is godly and therefore must be regarded. It is a dilemma, but we certainly are not helpless in the matter even though it does leave us with the question “What can be done?” The answer to that question is not novel, unique or even unexpected. We must respond by ”praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit...” (Ephesians 6:18). Resolution will come through the grace of our mighty God! That a thought – about God’s Word.
RESPONSE
2. In the Christian Church at large, how often do we “got to law” before the saints?
never rarely infrequently occasionally sometimes
