The Sunday school lesson on 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 points out that Christians should be resolving disputes through direct reconciliation rather than lawsuits, mirroring Paul's rebuke of Corinthian believers suing each other in secular courts. Paul argues that saints, destined to judge the world and angels, should handle internal grievances wisely among themselves to avoid shaming Christ, sending a poor witness, and forgetting their transformed identity as washed, sanctified, and justified believers. The teacher emphasizes living into one's identity in Christ with grace, truth, and justice—preferring church mediation for believer disputes while recognizing government's role in broader cases—and urges overlooking petty offenses for the gospel's sake.
