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信徒之间的诉讼问题

你们当中出现争执,为什么告到法庭上的法官那里呢?那些人在上帝面前是不义的。那么你们为什么让那些人来评断是非呢?你们应该感到羞愧!你们为什么不让上帝的子民来断谁是谁非呢? 你们难道不知道上帝的圣徒将审判世界吗?既然这个世界都将由你们来审判,难道你们不能胜任区区小事吗? 你们难道不知道我们将审判天使吗?更何况世上的事情呢。 因此,如果你们日常有此类的纷争要处理,你们会告到在教会里无足轻重的人那里去吗? 我这么说,是要让你们感到羞愧。难道你们中间就没有能够胜任评断兄弟间的纠纷的智者了吗? 然而,现在兄弟之间的纠纷却诉讼法庭,让非信徒来审理他们的案子。

实际上,你们之间的诉讼已经证明你们彻底地失败了。你们为什么就不能宁愿让自己受些委屈呢?你们为什么就不甘心让自己吃点亏呢? 相反,你们却损人和欺骗,你们甚至对自己的基督兄弟也这么做!

难道你们不知道不义的人不会继承上帝的天国吗?不要欺骗自己!凡是性行为不道德、崇拜偶像、通奸、男妓、同性恋者、 10 强盗、贪婪、醉鬼、诽谤和骗子都不能继承上帝的王国。 11 过去你们当中的一些人就是如此。但是你们已经被洗净,已经圣洁。你们以主耶稣基督的名义并通过我们上帝的灵得以和上帝重新和好。

用你们的身体为上帝争光

12 “什么事我都可以做。”但不是什么事都有益。“什么事我都可以做。”但我不会受任何事的奴役。 13 “食物是为了肚子,肚子是为了食物。”这没有错。但是上帝会把食物和肚子都毁掉。我们的身体不是用来进行不道德的性行为的,是用来为主服务的,而主则是为了我们的身体。 14 上帝不仅凭他的力量让主从死里复活,他也会让我们复活。 15 难道你们不知道自己的身体是基督的肢体吗?我能拿基督的肢体去和妓女苟合吗? 16 当然不行!你们难道不知道谁与妓女苟合,谁就与妓女成为一体了吗?因为《经》上说∶“两个人会成为一体。” 17 但是,跟主结合的人,在灵上就与主合二为一了。

18 一定要避免不道德的性行为。一个人所犯的任何其它罪,都在他的身体之外,唯有性犯罪是在对自己的身体犯罪。 19 你们应该知道自己的身体是圣灵的殿宇,圣灵就在你们之中,你们是从上帝那里领受到了这圣灵。你们不属于自己。 20 上帝用重金赎买了你们,所以你们要用自己的身体荣耀上帝。

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

Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?

If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.

I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?

But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.

Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

12 All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

14 And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.

15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.

16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.

17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.