Don’t air the laundry:
My wife and I have a rule for our marriage. On the rare occasion that we have a
disagreement, not only do we settle it lovingly and quickly, but we do not
share the details of the situation with anyone until the matter is fully
concluded, and it is only ever shared if the situation can be used to
specifically help someone else. I fear, in this age of social media, that far
too many details of personal disagreements are quickly made public. We are all human, and as a result, we are
going to disagree with others regularly; therefore, you and I, as believers,
should have a plan on how we are going to Biblically handle those situations as
they arise.
”Dare any of you” Paul, by the power of the Holy Spirit, is saying that we
should be able to settle our disputes as Christian brothers and sisters between
each other, but if you have reached an impasse with a brother in Christ you
should take it to the Pastor or another spiritual leader and not to a judge who
is a non-believer! We should be more
concerned with being good representatives of the name of Christ than with
winning in a dispute with a brother or sister in Christ. Do we have such little faith in the God of
our salvation, that we cannot trust Him to bring a fair conclusion in all
matters of our lives? This passage goes
on to inform us that during the millennial reign, when we rule and reign with
Christ here on earth, we will be made judges over the fallen angels who
followed Lucifer in his rebellion.
Knowing this, we have yet another reason to study and know the
Scriptures! We should be allowing the
Bible to govern our lives now; because, when Christ returns it will become the
law and we will judge others according to every word contained in its pages.
Unfortunately, many people have determined that Christ is
not the answer for them because many who claim His name have misrepresented Him
by living and acting contrary to His wishes.
Believer, consider that idea the next time you feel the desire to
divulge some unnecessary information to the world via any number of
informational outlets. The truth is,
somebody’s eternal home may be determined by the way we live and the way we
handle our disagreements.
I Corinthians 6:1-6:
1 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?
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?
3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?
4 If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.
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?
6 But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.
1 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?
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?
3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?
4 If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.
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?
6 But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.
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