Little Red Book Ministry

C. If you’re still not satisfied. . . .
In certain civil matters, especially where the well-being of your family may be at stake, it may be proper to take another Christian to court. However, you must never take something to court that could be dealt with within the Church. Unfortunately, sometimes the only correct solution for a Christian may be forgive and forget a terrible wrong. A typical example might be a case where you believe another Christian has cheated you in a business deal. You must never give the world an opportunity to point to Christians and proclaim that they are no different than anybody else. One thing you must not do is turn to the world for justice in any matter that might bring reproach upon the Church or upon our Lord. 1 Corinthians 6:1–7 provides the most definitive treatise on this issue. Verse 7 concludes with the solution to most such disagreements.

“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?” (1 Corinthians 6:7).