1 Corinthians 5:9-13 (New International Version)
9 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 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.”

I. A failure to judge is a failure to love (vv. 9-10)
• Christians fail to be

when we do not graciously confront one another.
• Christians are not to be cultural

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. (Mt. 11:19, Lk 5:29-32)
• Avoidance of culture or friendship with non-Christians is abandonment of the

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of Jesus.
• Love of the truth helps us to be

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.
•

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is the mature pursuing the immature to grow.
•

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is the mature pursing the more mature for growth.
II. Judgment within God’s boundaries protects (v. 11)
• The Church is supposed to be a truthful community, not a

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nor a

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community. (1Jn 1:8-10, 3:6)
• There is a fundamental difference between

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and

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sins.
• Christianity has an

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clause if you don’t want to submit to the moral beliefs and practices.
• All sins will

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send us to hell, but all sins are not equal in

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. (Lk. 12:42-48)
• Conscience can be

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or placed on “

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”.
III. Judgments outside God’s boundaries are powerless religion (vv. 12-13)
• Christians are

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from judging non-Christians.
• Christians are to judge

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with grace and love.
• Personal borders are intersected by

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,

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or

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.
• The Church is God’s

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in cities and nations, not the cities or nations (1 Cor. 1:2, 3:16-17).
• Judgment as a

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before a process is completed is sin.

TAKE OFF
1. Have you ever been judged by someone who did not have the right or authority to do so?
2. Last week’s Take Away was about passing judgment on other believers. Was there anyone you corrected or confronted? If so, how did it go?

TEXT
1. What thoughts or feelings did you have during this week’s sermon?
2. Read 1 Corinthians 5:9-13. Define and discuss the sins that are listed in verses 10 and 11. Are you surprised that Paul includes some of these sins with sexual immorality? How do these verses reinforce the seriousness of sin?
3. What distinction does Paul make between associating with immoral believers and unbelievers? Why should we build relationships with unbelievers? How can we build relationships with unbelievers without allowing the relationship to influence our behaviors and beliefs?
4. What limits does Paul give believers regarding judging sin? Who will judge unbelievers (v. 13)? What are the benefits of having a relationship with someone who needs to be corrected?

TAKE AWAY
What activities can you take part in to continue to build relationships within the church?