If any of you has a dispute with another, do you dare to take it
before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the Lord’s people? Or do you
not know that the Lord’s people will judge the world? And if you are to judge
the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases? Do you not
know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life! Therefore,
if you have disputes about such matters, do you ask for a ruling from those
whose way of life is scorned in the church? I say this
to shame you. Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to
judge a dispute between believers? But instead, one brother
takes another to court—and this in front of unbelievers! 1 Corinthians 6:1-6
Paul
in 1 Corinthians 6 said that when believers sue each other and take each other
to court, we shame God because we should resolve our matters privately. Why would we go to the worldly courts, when
we will one day be judging angels? We
have the truth on our side so we should apply it in these situations.
If
we show dissension before unbelievers, we are saying that our faith is no
different than the world’s belief systems and has no advantage to finding peace
in this life.