Bible Question:
in 1corinthians 5:11 it speaks about christian brothers who are not living the Godly way, we are told not to even eat with such a person,and not to even keep company with sexuarly immoral people. Note i'm talking about professing christians who do this how do we restore them and show them the error of there ways if we cant even keep company with them |
Bible Answer: Dear Answers, Paul is dealing with "so-called brothers", which tells me that they're behaviour was so bad that he was unsure even of their salvation. Be that as it may, strong action had to be taken to prevent this "leaven" of sin from spreading throughout the entire church at Corinth. If they were "weeds sown among the wheat" the only remedy would be to pluck them out and cast them into fire (so to speak). If they were true believers, their ex-communication would be a painful chastisement from the Lord, which may be the means by which He has purposed to bring them repentance. These troublemakers, whatever they were (mere professors or true believers) certainly were not struggling with their sin but were embracing it with joy. Our modern church would do well to re-visit this chapter themselves. Church discipline has almost disappeared in the USA and unless it is restored, we may find scandals in the evangelical churches surpassing those the Roman Catholics are plagued with today. Your thoughts? John Reformed |