In 1Cor4, we're told not to judge anything til the appointed time.
- What does Paul mean when he says that he may not be innocent, but that he has a clear conscience?
- Does 1Cor6 mean that, sheesh, if you have to have a judgement, do it yourselves as a last measure as in the way he says, if you can't avoid sexual immorality, get a wife?
- Is 1Cor6 speaking about the affairs of man vs 1Cor4's judging of the heart?
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I think your third question is on the mark -- there's judging an act as (un)lawful, and then there's judging (or acting as the judge over -- condemning) another soul, the state of which you cannot know.
And by "another soul", I mean "any soul" -- even when we stay far from sins we watch for, we may commit other sins which are hidden from our sight for a time. It is not us, but the Lord who sees the depths of our hearts, who knows the extent of our sins.
That, I think, is what Paul meant when he said "My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me."
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