“Now you are no longer strangers to God and foreigners to heaven, but you are members of God’s very own family, citizens of God’s country, and you belong in God’s household with every other Christian.” —Ephesians 2:19 TLB
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A FAMILY AFFAIR
our family finds
Scripture
“I can hardly believe the report about the sexual immorality going on among you ––something that even pagans don’t do. I am told that a man in your church is living in sin with his stepmother.” —1 Corinthians 5:1 NLT
“You are so proud of yourselves, but you should be mourning in sorrow and shame. And you should remove this man from your fellowship.” —1 Corinthians 5:2 NLT
“Even though I am not with you in person, I am with you in the Spirit. And as though I were there, I have already passed judgment on this man in the name of the Lord Jesus. You must call a meeting of the church. I will be present with you in spirit, and so will the power of our Lord Jesus.” —1 Corinthians 5:3-4 NLT
“So be alert to your brother’s condition, and if you see him going the wrong direction, cry out and correct him.” —Luke 17:2-3 TPT
the goal of
“If there is true repentance on his part, forgive him. No matter how many times in one day your brother sins against you and says, ‘I’m sorry; I am changing; forgive me,’ you need to forgive him each and every time.” —Luke 17: 3-4 TPT
“You must throw this man out and hand him over to Satan so that his sinful nature will be destroyed and he himself will be saved on the day the Lord returns.” —1 Corinthians 5:5 NLT
“If another believer sins against you, go privately and point out the offense. If the other person listens and confesses it, you have won that person back. But if you are unsuccessful, take one or two others with you and go back again, so that everything you say may be confirmed by two or three witnesses. If the person still refuses to listen, take your case to the church. Then if he or she won’t accept the church’s decision, treat that person as a pagan or a corrupt tax collector.” —Matthew 18:15-17 NLT
sin that is
“Your boasting about this is terrible. Don’t you realize that sin is like a little yeast that spreads through the whole batch of dough?” —1 Corinthians 5:6 NLT
“Stop fooling yourselves! Evil companions will corrupt good morals and character.” —1 Corinthians 15:33 TPT
“When I wrote you before, I told you not to associate with people who indulge in sexual sin. But I wasn’t talking about unbelievers who indulge in sexual sin, or are greedy, or cheat people, or worship idols. You would have to leave this world to avoid people like that. I meant that you are not to associate with anyone who claims to be a believer yet indulges in sexual sin, or is greedy, or worships idols, or is abusive, or is a drunkard, or cheats people. Don’t even eat with such people.” —1 Corinthians 5:9-11 NLT
“It isn’t my responsibility to judge outsiders, but it certainly is your responsibility to judge those inside the church who are sinning.” —1 Corinthians 5:12 NLT
“God will judge those on the outside; but as the Scriptures say, ‘You must remove the evil person from among you.’” —1 Corinthians 5:13 NLT
you can
“Don’t pick on people, jump on their failures, criticize their faults ––unless, of course, you want the same treatment. Don’t condemn those who are down; that hardness can boomerang.” —Luke 6:37-38 Message