BRINGING A KINGDOM MINDSET TO EARTHLY CONFLICT
1 Corinthians 6.1-11
1 Corinthians: Resisting The Drift – Part 2 of 7
WE APPROACH CONFLICT DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE OUR HEARTS GENUINELY FEEL …
Destined For Responsibilities IN GOD’S KINGDOM
vv. 2–3 “Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And … that we are to judge angels?” (esv)
Daniel 7.13–14 “I saw … one like a son of man, and … to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom … his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.”
Matthew 25.23 “You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much.”
2 Timothy 4.8 “There is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me, but to all those who have loved his appearing.” (csb)
v. 5 “Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute between believers?” (niv)
Driven By Relationships WITHIN GOD’S KINGDOM
v. 8 “You yourselves do wrong and cheat—and you do this to brothers and sisters!” (csb)
v. 7 “The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already.” (niv)
vv. 7-8 “Why not rather be wronged? … Instead, you yourselves … do wrong ...”
Defined By Righteousness IMPARTED BY GOD’S KING
v. 9 “… the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God …” (esv)
v. 11 “… you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” (esv)
v. 11 “And that is what some of you were.” (niv)
Isaiah 61.10 “I will greatly rejoice in the LORD … for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness …”
v. 11 “… but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified …” (nas)
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