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El cristiano y los tribunales civiles

¿Se atreve alguno de vosotros, cuando tiene algo1 contra su prójimo, a ir a juicio ante los incrédulos2 y no ante los santosa? ¿O no sabéisa que los santos han de juzgarb al mundoc? Y si el mundo es juzgado por vosotros, ¿no sois competentes para juzgar los casos más triviales1? ¿No sabéisa que hemos de juzgar a los ángeles? ¡Cuánto más asuntos de esta vida! Entonces, si tenéis tribunales que juzgan los casos de esta vida, ¿por qué ponéis por jueces a los que nada son en la iglesia? Para vergüenza vuestra lo digoa. ¿Acaso no hay entre vosotros algún hombre sabio que pueda juzgar entre sus hermanosb, sino que hermano contra hermano litiga, y esto ante incrédulosa? Así que, en efecto, es ya un fallo entre vosotros el hecho de que tengáis litigios entre vosotros. ¿Por qué no sufrís mejor la injusticia? ¿Por qué no ser mejor defraudadosa? Por el contrario, vosotros mismos cometéis injusticias y defraudáis, y esto a los hermanosa. ¿O no sabéisa que los injustos no heredarán el reino de Diosb? No os dejéis engañarc: ni los inmorales, ni los idólatras, ni los adúlteros, ni los afeminados, ni los homosexualesd, 10 ni los ladrones, ni los avaros, ni los borrachos, ni los difamadores1, ni los estafadores heredarán el reino de Diosa. 11 Y esto erais algunos de vosotrosa; pero fuisteis lavadosb, pero fuisteis santificadosc, pero fuisteis justificadosd en el nombre del Señor Jesucristo y en el Espíritu de nuestro Dios.

El cuerpo es templo del Espíritu Santo

12 Todas las cosas me son lícitas, pero no todas son de provechoa. Todas las cosas me son lícitas, pero yo no me dejaré dominar por ninguna. 13 Los alimentos son para el estómago1a y el estómago2 para los alimentos, pero Dios destruiráb a los dos3. Sin embargo, el cuerpo no es para la fornicación, sino para el Señorc, y el Señor es para el cuerpod. 14 Y Dios, que resucitó al Señora, también nos resucitaráb a nosotros mediante su poder. 15 ¿No sabéisa que vuestros cuerpos son miembros de Cristob? ¿Tomaré, acaso, los miembros de Cristo y los haré miembros de una ramera? ¡De ningún modoc! 16 ¿O no sabéisa que el que se une a una ramera es un cuerpo con ella? Porque Él dice: LOS DOS VENDRÁN A SER UNA SOLA CARNEb. 17 Pero el que se une al Señor, es un espíritu con Éla. 18 Huid de la fornicacióna. Todos los demás pecados que un hombre comete están fuera del cuerpo, pero el fornicario peca contra su propio cuerpo. 19 ¿O no sabéisa que vuestro cuerpo es templo1b del Espíritu Santo, que está en vosotros, el cual tenéis de Dios, y que no sois vuestros2c? 20 Pues por precio habéis sido compradosa; por tanto, glorificad a Dios en vuestro cuerpob 1y en vuestro espíritu, los cuales son de Dios.

Lawsuits Discouraged

Does any one of you, when he has a 1case against 2his neighbor, dare to go to law before the unrighteous and anot before the 3saints? Or ado you not know that bthe 1saints will judge cthe world? If the world is judged by you, are you not competent to form the smallest 2law courts? aDo you not know that we will judge angels? How much more matters of this life? So if you have law courts dealing with matters of this life, 1do you appoint them as judges who are of no account in the church? aI say this to your shame. Is it so, that there is not among you anyone wise who will be able to decide between his bbrothers and sisters, but brother goes to law with brother, and that before aunbelievers?

Actually, then, it is already a defeat for you, that you have lawsuits with one another. aWhy not rather suffer the wrong? Why not rather be defrauded? On the contrary, you yourselves do wrong and defraud. And this to your abrothers and sisters!

Or ado you not know that the unrighteous will not binherit the kingdom of God? cDo not be deceived; dneither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor 1homosexuals, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor those habitually drunk, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will ainherit the kingdom of God. 11 aSuch were some of you; but you were bwashed, but you were csanctified, but you were djustified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and 1in the Spirit of our God.

The Body Is the Lord’s

12 aAll things are permitted for me, but not all things are of benefit. All things are permitted for me, but I will not be mastered by anything. 13 aFood is for the stomach and the stomach is for food, however God will bdo away with both 1of them. But the body is not for sexual immorality, but cfor the Lord, and dthe Lord is for the body. 14 Now God has not only araised the Lord, but bwill also raise us up through His power. 15 aDo you not know that byour bodies are parts of Christ? Shall I then take away the parts of Christ and make them parts of a prostitute? 1cFar from it! 16 Or ado you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, “bTHE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH.” 17 But the one who joins himself to the Lord is aone spirit with Him. 18 aFlee sexual immorality. Every other sin that a person commits is outside the body, but the 1sexually immoral person sins against his own body. 19 Or ado you not know that byour body is a 1temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from 2God, and that cyou are not your own? 20 For ayou have been bought for a price: therefore glorify God in byour body.

Lawsuits Discouraged

Does any one of you, when he has a 1case against his neighbor, dare to go to law before the unrighteous and anot before the 2saints? Or ado you not know that bthe 1saints will judge cthe world? If the world is judged by you, are you not competent to 2constitute the smallest law courts? aDo you not know that we will judge angels? How much more matters of this life? So if you have law courts dealing with matters of this life, 1do you appoint them as judges who are of no account in the church? aI say this to your shame. Is it so, that there is not among you one wise man who will be able to decide between his bbrethren, but brother goes to law with brother, and that before aunbelievers?

Actually, then, it is already a defeat for you, that you have lawsuits with one another. aWhy not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded? On the contrary, you yourselves wrong and defraud. You do this even to your abrethren.

Or ado you not know that the unrighteous will not binherit the kingdom of God? cDo not be deceived; dneither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor 1effeminate, nor homosexuals, 10 nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will ainherit the kingdom of God. 11 aSuch were some of you; but you were bwashed, but you were csanctified, but you were djustified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

The Body Is the Lord’s

12 aAll things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything. 13 aFood is for the 1stomach and the 2stomach is for food, but God will bdo away with both 3of them. Yet the body is not for immorality, but cfor the Lord, and dthe Lord is for the body. 14 Now God has not only araised the Lord, but bwill also raise us up through His power. 15 aDo you not know that byour bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take away the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? cMay it never be! 16 Or ado you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, “bTHE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH.” 17 But the one who joins himself to the Lord is aone spirit with Him. 18 aFlee immorality. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the 1immoral man sins against his own body. 19 Or ado you not know that byour body is a 1temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from 2God, and that cyou are not your own? 20 For ayou have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in byour body.