lawsuits

1 Corinthians 6 

1 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.

(Ok - what do y'all think about this statement by Paul?)