為什麽不情願吃虧呢？— 哥林多前書讀經隨筆 第6章

哥林多前書第六章第1—8節，保羅了解到哥林多教會的弟兄中間有彼此相爭的事，並且去衙門告狀，讓不信主的人裁決。保羅問他們為什麽不要教會裏的聖徒們幫助裁決？因為聖徒將要審判世界甚至天使，當然更有資格審判今生的事。保羅說，這樣彼此告狀是弟兄們中間的缺陷，為什麽不情願受欺負呢？為什麽不情願吃虧呢？耶穌為了洗淨聖徒們的罪在十字架受難流血，這是多麽大的愛，為什麽弟兄們之間不彼此相愛而是要以惡相向呢？

林前6:1 你們中間有彼此相爭的事、怎敢在不義的人麵前求審、不在聖徒麵前求審呢。
Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?
林前6:2 豈不知聖徒要審判世界麽．若世界為你們所審、難道你們不配審判這最小的事麽。
Don't you know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
林前6:3 豈不知我們要審判天使麽、何況今生的事呢。
Don't you know that we will judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life?
林前6:4 既是這樣、你們若有今生的事當審判、是派教會所輕看的人審判麽。
If then, you have to judge things pertaining to this life, do you set them to judge who are of no account in the assembly?
林前6:5 我說這話、是要叫你們羞恥。難道你們中間沒有一個智慧人、能審斷弟兄們的事麽。
I say this to move you to shame. Isn't there even one wise man among you who would be able to decide between his brothers?
林前6:6 你們竟是弟兄與弟兄告狀、而且告在不信主的人麵前。
But brother goes to law with brother, and that before unbelievers!
林前6:7 你們彼此告狀、這已經是你們的大錯了．為甚麽不情願受欺呢．為甚麽不情願吃虧呢。
Therefore it is already altogether a defect in you, that you have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?
林前6:8 你們倒是欺壓人、虧負人、況且所欺壓所虧負的就是弟兄。
No, but you yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that against your brothers.