Q. 1 Cor. 11:3232But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. (1 Corinthians 11:32). “But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world."-Does “condemned with the world” mean (as some affirm) judged or criticized by the world, which, if given the cause, is ready to point the finger and say, There are these Christians!? If this is not the meaning, what is? T.H.
A.-To be “condemned with the world” is to share its doom. Once we were of the world, but now, as believers, we are “not of the world.” The Christian can say, “There is no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus.”
Is there then liberty for carelessness of walk and ways? Assuredly not. We are called to holiness in every manner of behavior, because it is written, “Be ye holy; for I am holy.” We are children of God, and our Father judges according to each man's work without respect of persons. Hence the call to pass the time of our sojourning in fear, knowing we have been redeemed at how great a cost!— the precious blood of Christ.
So here, the Corinthians were guilty of dissoluteness, and irreverence in the assembly, and accordingly the Lord's disciplinary hand was upon them as Son over His house. Many were weak and sickly, and some overtaken by death. For there is “sin unto death.” If, therefore, we Christians are judged, it is here and not hereafter. We are chastened now of the Lord who cannot but take cognizance of every believer's ways.
From this it will be seen, how entirely beside the mark is the affirmation that the passage means “judged or criticized by the world"!