1 Corinthians 6

Paul said the way to handle disputes between two Christians is within the church. If one believer has wronged another believer, the resolution should come from within the church, not from the secular court system. If the problem cannot be solved within the church, Paul said you may as well take the loss rather than submitting to a secular court.

As Christians, we share a unique bond in Christ. That bond should allow us to settle differences among ourselves in peace and love. When disputes cannot be settled in this way, the real loss is the opportunity to show Christ's love - even to one another.


Paul also said that even though something may not technically be a sin, we still need to look at it to see whether it is good for us to be doing. We can become slaves to anything done to excess - food, music, TV, etc. He particularly warned against sexual immorality reasoning that when we become one with Christ, He dwells in us and we become His temple. By indulging in sexual immorality, we defile not only ourselves, but Him as well.

As humans, we are good at rationalizing things. We try to come up with logical arguments that make whatever we want to do OK with God. Paul stated in very clear terms that this kind of thinking does not make wrong things right. We need to seek God's will in all things and not just give in to the desires of the flesh.