What do you think this statement means?

Question

in 1 Corinthians 6:3
also the statement in 1 Corinthians 6:5

Answer 1

1 Corinthians 6:3 means ... the Saints will judge the world... we are higher than the angels.

1 Corinthians 6:5 means...not one is better than the next person, therefore we should not judge. Read verse 4

If we are called to juror duty, it should be the least esteemed in church to do so.

Answer 2

I Cor 6:3 Believers will participate in judging fallen angels ( see also Rev 19:19, 20, and 20:10 ). If the Corinthians were going to be judging with Christ in His Kingdom ( Matt 19:28 ), then surely they could settle their own personal differences.

1 Cor 6:5 Those who are least esteemed refers to judges in civil courts. The Corinthians, who had the ability to judge the issues themselves, took their disputes to pagan courts. : )

( see verse 4. Even men on little account; it suggest that the least in the church are capable of judging such small matters, or it asks ironically if believers should submit their cases to pagan judges, who really are not qualified to decide on cases between Christians. )

Answer 3

Paul is saying, "If you go to man's law in charging your brother, you have already lost! It does not matter how the judge decides it; as far as God is concerned, you have lost the case!"

Paul's instructions are clear. In a case involving brothers, a Christian had better be prepared to "lose," as an act of faith, out of respect for Christ, the Head of this church. By faith, we know that He will judge the situation. Does He have enough wisdom to do that—and power to carry out His judgments? Do we have enough faith to allow Him to do it?

Is there a legal basis for this? Absolutely—He owns us! We are His slaves! He purchased every single one of us with His blood! He has legal right to judge between brothers. We are to submit to the authority of Christ by faith and allow Him to judge if no judgment can be reached within the church. If a judgment is reached within the church, but the church has judged wrongly, then the brothers must be willing to accept it with the knowledge that they can, by faith, appeal to a higher court, and that Christ will vindicate the righteous. It may not happen right away, but if we pray for that in faith, then we can patiently wait for it. He will do it!

Answer 4

This is what I believe (my thoughts here)--
Angels help out the "Reap what you Sow" law.
We will judge them as to how they judged us.
(they see us all the time, can't get away with anything Good or Bad!).
Ditto.................

Answer 5

Nothing