COURTING SIN (14 OF 36)
by Keith Krell
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:1-11
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Courting Sin (14 of 36)
Series: Saints Gone Wild
Keith Krell
1 Corinthians 6:1-11
What is "the great American pastime?" If you answered baseball, you would be correct. For decades, baseball has been called by this name. However, litigation is moving into second place. Our criminal justice system in this country is big business beyond belief. It's also turning into a great entertainment value for the dollar. The legal frenzy that we seem to be wrapped up in is driven by some of our favorite national slogans: "I've got my rights." "I don't have to take that from you." "I've got it coming to me."
Our national motto seems to have changed from "In God we trust" to "See you in court!"
Tragically, the words "I'll sue" are two of the most over-used words in our American vocabulary today, because everybody is suing everybody else. Children are suing parents, students are suing teachers, players are suing coaches, homosexual lovers are suing states, and spouses are suing their marriage partners. This isn't limited to non-Christians. Christian neighbors are suing each other. Christian faculty members are now filing suit against the administrations of Christian schools. Churches are suing one another. Churches are suing their pastors, and vice versa. Brothers and sisters in the family of God are actually pressing charges, demanding their rights, sometimes to the exclusion of any attempt to reconcile face-to-face. We are a culture gone mad.
Yet, what we see today is nothing new. Two thousand years ago in ancient Greece, the church in Corinth was "sue happy" as well. Yet, the apostle Paul is going to state clearly that Christians, of all people, ought to be able to settle their own disputes. The key in doing so is to understand our true identity in Christ. When we understand who we are in Christ, we will not have to war with other believers over material possessions or legal rights. Paul's point is that we should live out who we are. In 1 Cor 6:1-11, Paul provide ...
Series: Saints Gone Wild
Keith Krell
1 Corinthians 6:1-11
What is "the great American pastime?" If you answered baseball, you would be correct. For decades, baseball has been called by this name. However, litigation is moving into second place. Our criminal justice system in this country is big business beyond belief. It's also turning into a great entertainment value for the dollar. The legal frenzy that we seem to be wrapped up in is driven by some of our favorite national slogans: "I've got my rights." "I don't have to take that from you." "I've got it coming to me."
Our national motto seems to have changed from "In God we trust" to "See you in court!"
Tragically, the words "I'll sue" are two of the most over-used words in our American vocabulary today, because everybody is suing everybody else. Children are suing parents, students are suing teachers, players are suing coaches, homosexual lovers are suing states, and spouses are suing their marriage partners. This isn't limited to non-Christians. Christian neighbors are suing each other. Christian faculty members are now filing suit against the administrations of Christian schools. Churches are suing one another. Churches are suing their pastors, and vice versa. Brothers and sisters in the family of God are actually pressing charges, demanding their rights, sometimes to the exclusion of any attempt to reconcile face-to-face. We are a culture gone mad.
Yet, what we see today is nothing new. Two thousand years ago in ancient Greece, the church in Corinth was "sue happy" as well. Yet, the apostle Paul is going to state clearly that Christians, of all people, ought to be able to settle their own disputes. The key in doing so is to understand our true identity in Christ. When we understand who we are in Christ, we will not have to war with other believers over material possessions or legal rights. Paul's point is that we should live out who we are. In 1 Cor 6:1-11, Paul provide ...
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