Charles Spurgeon Commentary 1 Corinthians 6:1

"Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?" — 1 Corinthians 6:1 (ASV)

Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

In those days, the courts of law were utterly unjust. It was all a matter of who could bribe the most, for he would gain the suit. I think that we cannot say that it is quite like this at the present time in our law courts, neither can this verse be strictly a rule for the guidance of men in these days, except that, in the spirit of Paul's words, all lawsuits among Christians should be avoided if possible.