We are now at the close of 1Corinthians 5 with the following thought but somehow I just cannot seem to shake the thought that chapter 6 is tied to 5, shall we explore to find out why? First it strikes me that 6 speaks of lawsuits against an evil brother, as a stand alone subject. Should that not be done? Why not just do as suggested by Paul and leave them at that? I mean we are striving to look at these things having a renewed mind-set of innocence or put another way from our righteousness of GOD, just as our faith is GOD's faith so is our righteousness of innocence. This should change the way we see the Bible as it speaks of sin from a closed door of blindness and hypocrisy. As the fruit of the tree of good and evil, a knowledge that only understands condemnation. As possessing and therefore comes the feigning of qualities and beliefs that one does not actually posses or hold, especially a pretense of piety or moral superiority, the very diffention of hypocrisy. This mind-set is what the church is based on these days.
1Corinthians 5:9-13 "I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world. But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat. For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within? But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person (Deuteronomy 13:5; 17:7, 12; 21:21; 22:21)." (KJV)
1Corinthians 5:9-13 I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people— not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one. For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? God judges those outside. "Purge the evil person from among you (Deuteronomy 13:5; 17:7, 12; 21:21; 22:21)." (ESV)
1Corinthians 5:9-13 "When I wrote to you about not associating with fornicators, I certainly did not mean that you should distance yourselves from the people of the world! If you had to avoid contact with the immoral, abusing people, drunkenness, and stealing is obviously not sitting around the same table of fellowship with you! It is none of my business to speak about the behavior of those outside the church; we are giving a responsible opinion regrading the behavior of those within our ranks. We know GOD's judgment regrading the world (the cross of Christ brought closure to every inferior reference); but in this case I am saying that you have to deal decisively with the troublemakers in your midst!" (The sinners were attracted to Jesus not because he introduced a compromised set of rules; something like, "it's all right to sin just don't get caught or, try and do it less!" Instead, he revealed in his person the mirror-reflection of their true origin, their original identity and the integrity of their authentic innocence!
They knew that the lie they lived as their identity had no power against the resonance of their own conscience. Jesus didn't say to the prostitute, "Go and sin less," he said to her, "Go and sin no more1" Jesus knew something about the life of our design that we had lost sight of! What he revealed, he also redeemed!) (The Mirror)
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