Why not be wronged?

But instead, one brother goes to law against another—and this in front of unbelievers!

7The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated? 8Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, and you do this to your brothers. 1 Cortinthians 6

As i read this passage I was struck harshly by these verses. We have been defeated so often by the desire to win an argument or be right. We so often have the right opinion or the right words or this or that to win an argument but we so often lose sight of our true purpose. It isnt to have all the right political ideas, or the best theological positioning. It is to just as Christ did humble ourselves and become servants. Why not be wronged? Why not be cheated? Is it because its not fair? Its not Just? Our views of justice are so short sided and arrogant. They typical only meet our idea of what turns out most beneficial towards our particular way of thinking. Could Jesus have risen in power and defeated all those who opposed him? Yes. Why didnt he? It would have defeated the point. It is not through position or power that love is accomplished. It is not through manipulation or coersion that love is seen. It is through vulnerability and weakness that true love is accomplished. True Love bore death on a cross, all that sin and the scorn so that we might know our God who is love. God was willing to romance us again, to woo us back to him as opposed to forcing worship. How beautiful is that? What then should we do in response? Should we push and bully and always be right? Perfect theology leads to death but the grace of God saves. Why not be wronged? Why not be abused for the sake of his glory? Let us not walk in the defeat that comes through the idea of power yet walk in the freedom Christ offers when he says "My yoke is easy and my burden is light". Stop striving to be right because if that is our aim weve already lost. Mercy triumphs over judgement(james)