Message Notes

SENIOR SUNDAY SCHOOL 1 February 2026

Text: 1 Corinthians 6

Lesson #30

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

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

3 Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life?

4 If then you have judgments concerning things pertaining to this life, do you appoint those who are least esteemed by the church to judge?

5 I say this to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you, not even one, who will be able to judge between his brethren?

6 But brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers!

1 Corinthians 6:1-6

1. The Roman Judicial system

a) Rome had an established Judicial system

b) It was in use for hundreds of years

c) The system was called The Twelve Tables

d) It has affected Judicial systems in the Western world

2. The system covered many aspects

a) Criminal Law

b) Civil Law

c) Religious Law

d) Family Law

3. But it was not a perfect Legal system

a) The Patricians (Upper Class)

They were well protected by the Law

b) The Plebians (Lower Class)

They were not as protected

c) The Plebians were on the losing side almost all the time

d) Bribery was common

e) All too often, there is a miscarriage of Justice

4. Brethren suing each other in the Roman Law Courts

a) This was the sad reality among some of the brethren

b) Some used the Law Courts to settle problems that could have been resolved without resorting to legal means

c) The people who stood to gain

i) The rich

ii) The powerful

iii) The influential

d) The people who stood to lose

i) The Plebians

ii) The Poor

iii) The uneducated

5. Paul’s admonition

a) To settle disputes amicably

b) To resolve disputes among the brethren by turning to wise brethren

c) Suing each other in the Roman Court of Law was to be avoided as much as possible

6. Clear abuse of the Law

a) The trial of the Lord Jesus before Pontius Pilate

b) Paul before the magistrates in Philippi

7. Is the Judicial System to be rejected?

a) No!

b) It is there to ensure the protection of ALL citizens

c) Law and Order must be upheld

d) Justice must be fully supported