Thirsting Souls Bible Teaching

(1Co 6:4) “If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church. (5)  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?”  I have never heard of this being practiced, though it should. It hasn’t because men love self more than the reputation of Christ in their community. Sad.

(1Co 6:3) “Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?”  “If” fallen angels are the same as demons, then the saved will judge those who once sought to influence them to sin, troubling us as we sought to please our Savior.

(1Co 6:2)  “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?”  Since we know it is Jesus Who is judge on the Great White Throne (Rom 2), then this has to be referring to during the Thousand Year Reign of Christ. We of the church age will come back to reign with Christ.

(1Co 6:1) “Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?” Civil matters within the church should be handled and judged within it. The reputation of Christ Jesus is to be first and foremost in our minds and hearts.

(1Co 5:12) “For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within? (13) But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.”  The assembly of believers’ highest purpose of meeting together, is to meet with God. It is to express our love for our Savior and to learn as His Spirit teaches us as a body. We who are to eschew (absolutely shun 1 Pet 3:11) evil. Let nothing hinder the Lord meeting with you.

(1Co 5:11) “But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.” The reputation of the church which directly represents our Lord, and the desire to fellowship with Him, is to be more important to us than anything else. Instead, we have elevated love for the individual over our love for God.

(1Co 5:11) “But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.” The sin nature of man reasons to conclusions not of God. We think: “Overlook the sin and love the sinner.” No, rebuke the sin, love the sinner, but love the Lord most of all. God’s way is the only right way of dealing with anything.

(1Co 5:9) “I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: (10)  Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.” It is acknowledged that one has to sometimes associate with such, for these are the lost around us. But to spend our free time with such will hinder our attempt at holiness, for we are affected by others: (Pro 22:24) “Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: (25) Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.”

(1Co 5:8) “Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.” We are to ever live before Him with hearts directed to Him: “…Where your treasures are, there will your heart be also.”  Our heart is to ever display both sincerity of purpose and truthful thoughts before Him.