The Third Sunday in Lent (NT)

1 Corinthians 6:1-11
1 When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? 2 Or 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, then, matters pertaining to this life! 4 So if you have such cases, why do you lay them before those who have no standing in the church? 5 I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one among you wise enough to settle a dispute between the brothers, 6 but brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers? 7 To have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded? 8 But you yourselves wrong and defraud—even your own brothers!
9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
The Holy Bible : English standard version. 2001 (1 Co 6:1-11). Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.

The world is full of sinful people trying to get an edge any way they can. They will lie and cheat their brothers and even family to get ahead. As Solomon said, there is nothing new under the sun. Nothing seems to change. We still have Christians cheating Christians. We have people disguised as Christians, yet they teach falsely and lead people astray.

St Paul reminds us we are sinful people. St Paul tells us we need to settle our disputes with one another. Just as Jesus Christ has told people to bind and loosen sins. It is the repetition of sins, which become problematic for Christians. Jesus Christ has died for the forgiveness of sins.

He provides us with salvation. He provides people with life and salvation. Christians will have disputes among one another but we are to handle them like Christ handles them. Christ has given Christians the power to handle disputes. We confess our sins to one another and forgive each other. Because God has forgiven us through his Son Jesus Christ.