Monday, 16 June 2014

But those who are outside God judges. Therefore “put away from yourselves the evil person.” 1 Corinthians 5:13

There is a difference between “judgments” and “judging.” We as Christians are to continuously make right “judgments.” We are to abstain from evil, recognize evil, identify that which is evil, and work against evil.… Read the rest

Sunday, 15 June 2014

For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? 1 Corinthians 5:12

Pay close heed to Paul’s words in this verse and remember them as you conduct your daily affairs. In all analyses of the Bible, context is of paramount importance and it is the one aspect which is most disregarded by those who are either not Christians or who are biblically uninformed Christians who use the Bible as a tool to set their own personal agenda concerning any given issue.… Read the rest

Saturday, 14 June 2014

But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner—not even to eat with such a person. 1 Corinthians 5:11

This verse explicitly lays out what we need to know concerning our relationships with immoral people within the church.… Read the rest

Friday, 13 June 2014

Yet I certainly did not mean with the sexually immoral people of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. 1 Corinthians 5:10

In the previous verse, it was noted that it wasn’t a stand alone verse.… Read the rest

Thursday, 12 June 2014

I wrote to you in my epistle not to keep company with sexually immoral people. 1 Corinthians 5:9

This verse is not a stand-alone verse. If one were to cite it as a stand alone, a false impression of what Paul intends will inevitably be the result.… Read the rest