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1 Corinthians 5–Calling Sin What It Is

Paul was shocked and dismayed because the people of Corinth were celebrating a case of sexual immorality in their church. It was not only that they had allowed the behavior to go on, but they were actually making it the “toast of the town”.  Paul was crushed.  He made it clear that the church must hold the standards in the community.  It cannot simply look the other way; or worse, celebrate the sin among the believers.  That was, of course, the culture in Corinth. It was a very sinful and sexually immoral place.  So, the church in its response would be going against the culture to call the sin what it was.  Paul said–You gotta stand firm and call out sin!
 
In our time, we are faced with the same issues. The media has not only made all forms of sexual immorality OK, but they condemn anyone that would perhaps stand up for what is right.  It is a fearful thing to call out sexual immorality, impurity, addiction, and sin. These things are now simply poor choices or unfortunate decisions.  As in Corinth, The Church must stand firm and not allow the world culture to shape its view of God and sin. It is not relative and it is not opinion. We must pray for revival and admit that we have looked the other way on way too many issues.  Help us, Lord. to stand firm in your truth and be Godly men and women! 
 
God Bless You

It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that even pagans do not tolerate: A man is sleeping with his father’s wife. And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have gone into mourning and have put out of your fellowship the man who has been doing this? For my part, even though I am not physically present, I am with you in spirit. As one who is present with you in this way, I have already passed judgment in the name of our Lord Jesus on the one who has been doing this. So when you are assembled and I am with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is present, hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh,[a][b] so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.

Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough? Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. Therefore let us keep the Festival, not with the old bread leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people— 10 not at all meaning the people of this world who are immoral, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case, you would have to leave this world. 11 But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister[c] but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler. Do not even eat with such people.

12 What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? 13 God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked person from among you.

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This is an amazing Journey. I hope you will hear from the Lord, as you seek Him with your heart. Matthew 6:33

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