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1 Corinthians 5:9-11 Expel the Sinner. 5 Apr 2024

1Co 5:9 In my letter, I wrote to you
that you should have nothing to do with people living immoral lives.
10 I was not including everybody in this present world who is sexually immoral,
or everybody who is greedy,
or dishonest or worships false gods
-- that would mean
you would have to cut yourselves off completely from the world.
11 In fact what I meant was
that you were not to have anything to do with anyone going by the name of brother
who is sexually immoral, or is greedy, or worships false gods,
or is a slanderer or a drunkard or dishonest;
never even have a meal with anybody of that kind.

Excerpt from THE NEW JERUSALEM BIBLE, copyright (c) 1985 by Darton, Longman & Todd, Ltd. and Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House, Inc. Reprinted by Permission.

Saint Paul is sharp and wise. But we find it hard to take his advice serious.

Do Not Relate

To brothers with serious sins.
Would sisters with equal sins be acceptable? I just smile.
My guess is that Saint Paul speaks here about one specific brother.

Prayer

Jesus, help me with instructing about values in the communities where you call me.