<p>6:4 <i>If then you have to judge things pertaining to this life</i>, set <i>them to judge who are of no account in the church- </i>Literally, seat them down in the judgment throne. The Greek for &quot;no account&quot; has been used in 1 Cor. 1:28 to describe how the Lord uses &quot;things which are despised&quot;, in the total inversion of values which we see in the operation of the Spirit. Paul was thought by the Corinthians to be &quot;of no account&quot; (s.w. 2 Cor. 10:10). Here, Paul may therefore even have himself in view; he would be asking them to accept his judgment, which he offered to them concerning the immoral man in chapter 5.</p><p>It was usual for the head of the household to automatically be the leader of the religion which his household practised. But for the true Christians, this was not necessarily so to be; for the Lord had taught that it was the servant who was to lead, and here the least esteemed in the ecclesia were to judge matters. Elders of the household fellowships had to be chosen on the basis of their spiritual qualification, Paul taught. The radical nature of these teachings is so easily lost on us.</p>