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Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:1-11
Song: “How Sweet, How Heavenly”
We are enamored with rights in our day. It’s not as if that’s a new problem. Men had the same love of self in Paul’s day. Listen to what he says about it.
Don’t fault the saints before the world. It is a shame, a terrible shame, that brethren who have trouble with brethren should announce their gripes to the world. How many people have been soured about the Lord’s church because they’ve heard brethren speak so bitterly about their own brethren?
Seek godly counsel for family troubles. “A fool does not delight in understanding” (Pr. 18:2), for that reason he lets the world’s wise men be his counselor—his lawyer, his coworkers, his neighbor. How could it be that the people of God educated by the word of God could be so incompetent as to not have “one wise man who will be able to decide between his brethren?” We should have enough confidence in the word of God and the family of God to keep family trouble within the family.
Be willing to be defrauded. The principle needs hearing in our day. Why not appear the loser for the sake of peace? Isn’t the Lord’s cause greater than your cause? Isn’t the reputation of the Lord’s church more crucial than your personal pride?
Much trouble in Israel could be avoided by heeding these principles, especially the last one. Be willing to be defrauded and you’ll not only be like Jesus but you’ll honor Him by doing so.
Jason Moore
