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Subject: How does the above relate to serving |
Bible Note: Stjohn, Sorry if I wasn't clear. What I tried to point out was that God gives the gifts to man to be used in the body of Christ. It is not mankind's place to change that or reassign the gift. In other words, it is not biblical for us to remove a brother or sister from one place to another place in the body of Christ. Each gift given to the church is important and every member of the body is to walk worthy of their calling. As you originally said it, one is left with the impression that if you practice sin, you cannot serve in the body in such and such a role but it is okay to serve in this lesser role. Scripture teaches that each gift is essential to the body and although mankind may have a tendency to not give much weight to certain gifts, God clearly has a different opinion (1 Corinthians 12). One walking in sin should not be allowed to serve in any role in the body! The infected part must be cured or removed! In regards to what should be done with the one walking in sin we can look to Matthew 18:15-17 That's how I understand it. Steve |