Lawsuits are unchristian

[arunangelo]

God forgave us, not merely by forgetting or forgoing the offenses we have committed against Him, but also by sacrificing His life, in order to compensate for the offenses we committed against Him (Matthew 26:27-28). Forgiveness, therefore, is, not only to forget and forgo what our offenders have done to us, but also to bring healing to our offenders and compensate for the offenses they committed against us by our prayers and sacrifices.

The scriptures are very clear about forgiveness and mercy. It tells us to be merciful, just as our Father is merciful (Luke. 6:36) and forgive others of their transgressions against us (Eph 4:32). In James 2:13 we are told that mercy is above law. In Matt. 6:14-15 we are told that we would not be forgiven if we do not forgive others. In the Lord's Prayer (Luke 6:12) we ask God to forgive us the way we forgive others. In Luke 17:4 Jesus tells us that we must forgive others repeatedly. In Luke 6:27-36 Jesus tells us to love our enemy, pray for them, do good for them, if someone takes our coat, give them our shirt as well, offer the other cheek if someone slaps us on one, lend and do not expect it back and be merciful like our heavenly Father. In Romans 12: 17-21 Paul tells us to not pay evil with evil, never take revenge, feed our enemy, not allow evil to defeat us and to over come evil with good. He further tells us in 1Cor. 6:7 that a legal dispute is a sign of our complete failure; and that it is better to be wronged or robbed than to wrong others or rob them.
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[shepherdsgrace]

I would like to note that in I corinthians 6:7, Paul is expressively speaking to Christians who have law suits against other Christians. He considers the church able to judge. He expressisvely says: "Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute between believers?" verse 5.

By no means does the Word of God teach us that we have to be run over by this world. Paul himself made use of the Roman court. To forgive someone does not mean it is always the right thing to allow people to get by with sinning against you. That simply furthers their freedom to continue with their lawless ways.

Mercy does indeed triumph over judgment. And certainly we are all thankful for that. However there is still the need for judgment. Judgment has by no means been erased from the eternal realm or this temporal world.

I believe this topic needs to be carefully studied before making sweeping statements.

 

[tqpix]

The commandment about lawsuits are for between believers. Believers should not be suing each other, because the judge that might be in charge of the case could be an unbeliever and might make an unrighteous judgment.

If a fellow brother in Christ has tresspassed against you, you should just forget about it. If you insist on getting compensated for any suffering you might have suffered from your Christian brother's tresspass, then the apostle Paul tells us that the church should get the least among the believers to act as a judge and make the right judgment.

 

[Chad]

By no means does the Word of God teach us that we have to be run over by this world. Paul himself made use of the Roman court. To forgive someone does not mean it is always the right thing to allow people to get by with sinning against you. That simply furthers their freedom to continue with their lawless ways.

Exactly! Forgiving someone does not necessarily mean to let them off the hook of what they did wrong without paying the consequences.