The Skeptics Annotated Bible (913 page)

6
Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

(6.1)
“Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?”

2
Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

(6.2)
“Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?”
126 To judge or not to judge

3
Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?

(6.3)
“Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?”

4 If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.

5 I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?

6 But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.

7 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

8 Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.

(6.9-10) Paul lists ten groups of people who will never enter heaven. (I don’t know who the “effeminate” might be, but “abusers of themselves with mankind” are probably male homosexuals.)

9 Know ye not that
the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

(6.9)
“The unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,”

10
Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

(6.10)
“Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.”
434 Can thieves go to heaven?

11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

12 All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient:
all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

(6.12)
“All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.”
Everything is lawful to Paul, and he submits himself to no law.

13
Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them
. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

(6.13)
“Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them.”
Someday God will destroy your belly and the meat that you eat. But until then, eat whatever you want.
460 Is it OK to eat meat sacrificed to other gods?

14 And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.

(6.15-16) Christian sex education