1 Corinthians 6: Lawsuits Among Believers
6 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? 2 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? 3 Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life! 4 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? 5 I say this to shame you. Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute between believers? 6 But instead, one brother takes another to court—and this in front of unbelievers!
7 The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated? 8 Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, and you do this to your brothers and sisters. 9 Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men[a] 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
Marc Ouellet, I have stood where you are.
Jesus not only tells us to turn the other cheek he also tells us to resist not evil.
Like you I made the mistake of resisting evil.
Mind you, I did not do it for myself alone. I stood up for others who were helpless.
Canada’s newspaper of record wrote of it. You can read it here:
I have endured slanderous tongues since I turned 6.
The Wilhelm-Baynes edition of THE I CHING states that when we do evil the favour of resisting it directly we give it the weapons it needs to overcome.
Your story, which once was gossip among a handful of evil-minded people is now on the cover of te Toronto Star.
When I read 1 Corinthians I had to admit that I was wrong not to let myself be wronged.
I have hanging in my home a full sized authorised replica of THE TURN SHROUD. I see it daily. I live with the document that details what our Lord endured.
Can I do less than let myself be wronged?
Can you?
I can only speak for myself.
The answer is I must.
GOD bless you in your time of trial.
Resist not evil.
We are the lamb led to the slaughter.
Let this world do to us as it will.
Mind you I am and always have been a black lamb.
Jesus said, “Those forgiven much love much. Those forgiven little love little.”
I love much.
I know from experience the word is true.
We are all called to forgive.
Those of us who refuse to forgive will not be forgiven.
Too many demand perfection of everyone but themself.
Let us not be among their number.
–Reg Hartt, 2025–03–06.
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