In 1Corinthians 5:4, Paul says to appoint judges that are “least esteemed” by the congregation. It seems to contradict the next verse where he mentioned having a “wise man” among the saints. How do those two descriptions of the same judge fit together? Usually a person who is known as wise doesn’t tend to be lowly esteemed.
Thanks,
Jason
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Jason:
Paul is ridiculing the Corinthians saints’ inability to handle, in his words, “the smallest matters” (v. 2). Even the least esteemed in the assembly there ought to have the wisdom to judge the matters which the assembly there seems unable to deal with, such as a young man living with his father’s wife and one brother taking another brother to court.
Pastor John