Question 1

Why does Paul rebuke believers for going to law before unbelievers?

Accepted Answer

Paul is upset that Christians are dragging each other into secular courts instead of settling their disputes within the church family. By doing this, they shame their witness before people who do not believe in Christ. He reminds them that the saints will one day judge the world, so surely they can handle small matters of this life. Instead of rushing to protect their own rights, he calls them to seek peace, use wise people in the church to help, and even accept being wronged rather than damage the name of Christ.

Question 2

What does it mean that the saints shall judge the world and angels?

Accepted Answer

When Paul says the saints will judge the world and angels, he is pointing to the high place God gives his people in the coming kingdom. They will share in Christ’s rule and in God’s final setting right of all things. If believers are going to share in that kind of judgment later, Paul argues they should be able to deal with everyday conflicts now. The exact details are not fully explained, but the main point is their future honor should shape their present wisdom and behavior.

Question 3

Why does Paul say it is better to suffer wrong than to sue a brother?

Accepted Answer

Paul asks why they do not rather take wrong or allow themselves to be cheated. He is not saying injustice is good, but he is saying love and unity in Christ matter more than winning a case. When believers fight in front of unbelievers, it harms their witness and shows they care more about their own gain than about honoring God. Sometimes the more Christlike path is to absorb a loss, forgive, and trust God to see and judge rightly, instead of insisting on our rights at any cost.

Question 4

What sins does Paul say will keep people from inheriting God’s kingdom?

Accepted Answer

Paul lists a range of sins: sexual immorality, idol worship, adultery, men using or abusing others in sexual sin, theft, greedy love of money, drunkenness, abusive speech, and extortion. He says plainly that people who live in these ways and stay in them will not inherit God’s kingdom. This is not to crush hope, but to warn them not to be fooled into thinking that ongoing, unrepentant sin matches life in Christ. God’s kingdom has a different way of living, marked by holiness.

Question 5

What does Paul mean by such were some of you?

Accepted Answer

When Paul says, “such were some of you,” he reminds them that many of them once lived in those very sins he just listed. That was their old life, but something has changed. He says they have been washed, set apart for God, and declared right with God in the name of Jesus and by the Spirit. Their past does not define them anymore. This both humbles them, since they were rescued from the same sins, and calls them to live in line with the new identity God has given them.

Question 6

How should we understand all things are lawful but not expedient?

Accepted Answer

Paul repeats a slogan some in the church seemed to use: “All things are lawful unto me.” He answers that even if something is allowed, it may not be helpful or good. He also adds that he will not be brought under the power of anything. In other words, Christian freedom is not a license to please ourselves or be ruled by our desires. Choices should be weighed by whether they build up, honor God, and keep us free from being mastered by sin or harmful habits.

Question 7

What does it mean that the body is not for fornication but for the Lord?

Accepted Answer

Paul is correcting the idea that the body is just for food and sex and will be destroyed anyway. He says the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. God raised Jesus’ body and will raise believers too, so our bodies matter to God. Because our bodies are joined to Christ, uniting them in sexual sin misuses what now belongs to him. Our bodies are meant to serve God’s purposes, not our old desires, so we are called to run from sexual sin.

Question 8

What does it mean that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost?

Accepted Answer

When Paul says your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, he means God’s Spirit actually lives in believers. Temples were places set apart for a god’s presence. Now, instead of stone buildings, God chooses to dwell in the bodies of his people. This means we are not our own; we were bought with the price of Jesus’ blood. So how we use our bodies is not a small thing. We should treat them as belonging to God, avoiding what dishonors him and using them in ways that show his holiness.

Question 9

Why does Paul command flee fornication instead of just resist it?

Accepted Answer

Paul tells them to flee fornication, not just argue with it or see how close they can get. Sexual sin is different in that it misuses one’s own body, which is joined to Christ and is a temple of the Spirit. To flee means to turn away quickly from situations, thoughts, and habits that lead toward this sin. He is not saying other sins are harmless, but stressing how deeply sexual sin touches a person’s whole self. Running from it is part of honoring God with body and spirit.

Question 10

How can believers today apply Paul’s teaching about lawsuits and holy living?

Accepted Answer

Believers today can look for ways to settle conflicts inside the church family, using wise and trusted people instead of rushing to court. This means caring about unity and witness more than winning. In personal life, they can remember that their past does not rule them, since God has washed and set them apart in Christ. They can also treat their bodies as belonging to the Lord, turning from sexual sin and any habit that controls them, and choosing what helps them glorify God in everyday choices.

1 Corinthians 6:1

Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

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