DO NOT SUE
I Cor. 6:1-2 When you have something against another Christian,
why do you file a lawsuit and ask a secular judge to decide the matter, instead
of taking it to other Christians to decide who is right? Don't you know that someday
we Christians are going to judge the world? And since you are going to judge
the world, can't you decide these little things among yourselves? NLT
It is so easy to take
people to court. The reasons vary, but the courts are full of people suing
other people over often trivial matters. I believe one of the reasons why there
is so much of this going on is that we are driven by selfishness and greed. We
want what we want and we don't care how we get it. If we have to make life
miserable for others, then so be it.
We, as the body of
Christ, should be different. We should not allow self-interests or greed drive
us to treat others in an ungodly way. We ought to love each other in Christ and
when differences arrive, settle things with godly advice and wisdom and not the
guidance of the secular world. There may be times in which going to court is
unavoidable, but it should be done only if all other means of reconciliation
and restoration have failed. Church business should be done in the church, not
the courts.
When it becomes
necessary for the church to decide matters amongst her members, it should
always be done at the feet of Jesus. Prayer should always guide and govern our
thinking so that the will of God can be discerned.
How we settle our
disagreements speaks volumes about the integrity of our hearts before God.
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