1 Cor 6:3

[jezic]

Anyone know what this is about, it isn't making sense to me at the moment

[quote]: When one of you has a grievance against a brother, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints?
2: Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases?
3: Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more, matters pertaining to this life!
4: If then you have such cases, why do you lay them before those who are least esteemed by the church?
5: I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no man among you wise enough to decide between members of the brotherhood,
6: but brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers?
7: To have lawsuits at all with one another is defeat for you. Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded?
8: But you yourselves wrong and defraud, and that even your own brethren.
9: Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor sexual perverts,
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[phatcatholic]

from the Ignatius Study Bible:[list][b]6:1-8 [/b]Paul is distressed by reports of litigation in Corinth. Instead of solving economic and property disputes like brothers, the Corinthians were hauling each other into the Roman courts. Paul rebukes them for this, judging that pagans should not arbitrate the internal affairs of God's covenant family. History suggests that most lawsuits in the Roman world involved cases of the rich and powerful suing the poor and helpless--a problem that may have characterized the situation in Corinth (11:17-22).

[b]6:9-10 [/b]A catalogue of ten vices radically inconsistent with Christian morality. Paul lists them to remind the Corinthians of their former habits and to dissuade them from slipping back into their old pagan ways. These sins destroy all hope of sharing in God's kingdom (Gal 5:19-21; Rev 21:8; CCC 1852).
[/list]more can be said about the individual verses, but let me know first if this helps (its alot to type out and its not online yet)

pax christi,
phatcatholic

[jezic]

i was wondering more about the part about judging angels. (in verse 3)

[phatcatholic]

[quote name='jezic' date='Feb 22 2006, 11:03 AM']i was wondering more about the part about judging angels. (in verse 3)
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ohh, ok.

from the navarre commentary:[list][b]3. [/b]The only Judge of the living and the dead, of angels and men, is Jesus Christ. Christians are so intimately linked to Christ that St Paul sees no objections to attributing the actions of the head to all the members. Therefore, he does not attempt to speculate on the particular form the Last Judgment will take--whether, for example, men will judge angels or at least the fallen angels. His aim here may be simply to emphasize the intimate union of the Christian with Christ, which ought to be reflected in just dealings with one another.
[/list]from the Ignatius Study Bible:[list][b]6:3 to judge angels?:[/b] Only here in the Bible do we learn that Christians will condemn both unbelievers (6:2) and fallen spirits at the final Judgment (2 Pet 2:4; Jude 6). Related to this, however, is the notion that believers will share in the heavenly reign of Christ (2 Tim 2:12)
[/list]i seem to also recall 12 seats of judgment from the book of revelation, which would also symbolize the Church standing alongside Christ in judgment of the world, but i can't find the reference. anyway, i hope this helps

pax christi,
phatcatholic