Reformed theologian and Desiring God founder John Piper is weighing in on a line in the New Testament that has boggled the minds of many — what Scripture means when it says Christians “will judge angels.”
In response to a question Monday from a podcast listener who asked him about what the Apostle Paul meant when he asked the Corinthian church “Do you not know that we are to judge angels?” in 1 Corinthians 6, the renowned author emphasized that context is important. And the context there is, as evidenced by preceding verses, whether believers in Jesus should sue each other in secular law courts.
“When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases? Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more, then, matters pertaining to this life!” 1 Corinthians 6: 1-3 reads.
Piper mentioned, however, that the first commentary he read noted…
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