1 Corinthians 5:11

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1 Corinthians 5:11

But as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner. Don’t even eat with such a person.

Can someone further explain this verse and it's context.
Thanks.

 

[5stringJeff]

In the context of the entire New Testament, we are supposed to warn other Christians when they are sinning, and if they do not turn from their sins, we are to treat them as 'outsiders.' So this is another passage talking about that same thing.

 

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[A Brother In Christ]

In the context of the entire New Testament, we are supposed to warn other Christians when they are sinning, and if they do not turn from their sins, we are to treat them as 'outsiders.' So this is another passage talking about that same thing.

would that be Guarding the faith of eph 4:3

this is the question

eph 4:30-32, 1 cor 12:26

 

[whatfor]

Would you be considered a sinner if you didn't follow this , as I find it would be hard not to associate with family, workmates etc .

 

[Macatee]

Would you be considered a sinner if you didn't follow this , as I find it would be hard not to associate with family, workmates etc .

1Co 5:9 I wrote you in my letter not to associate with immoral people;
1Co 5:10 I did not at all mean with the immoral people of this world, or with the covetous and swindlers, or with idolaters, for then you would have to go out of the world.
1Co 5:11 But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler--not even to eat with such a one. (NAS)

This is the immediate context. Paul is talking about in this chapter a man in the church who was having an affair with his fathers wife (his step-mother). This man was a professing Christian in the church but still doing things of the world.

Remember the Pharisees were upset when Jesus associated with people that they considered unclean, ie tax collectors, prostitutes, Samaritans but that didn't make Him a sinner... We need to be the leven in the world and in order to do that we need to be out in society taking the Gospel to people who are hurting. We need to make contact with them and that is part of our job as christians. It's not a sin.

What is a sin is to let someone continue in sin like that in the church and to let it go on without addressing it. If the person truly repents and stops sinning then he can be fully recieved back into the church. If he refuses to repent and stop sinning then he needs to be ostracized from the body of believers.

 

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[plmarquette]

occasion of sin ... person , place , or thing that weakens your resolve to walk the will of God

bad company , corrupts good morals

 

[A Brother In Christ]

Would you be considered a sinner if you didn't follow this , as I find it would be hard not to associate with family, workmates etc .

as one gets good teaching about body truth col 3 :1-3 and one does his part of salvation dying in the flesh and being alive to Christ ...

one would grow and improve by the impowerment of God

 

[PhilosopherD]

Can someone further explain this verse and it's context.
Thanks.

I take Paul to mean here that if we, as Christians, discover that a fellow Christian has any of these moral failures, then we have a particular duty to castigate them for their own good. [Assuming, of course, that we do not also have an immoral log in our own eye.] It is not ex-communication as such, but more akin to spiritual 'spanking.'

 

[geetrue]

Can someone further explain this verse and it's context.
Thanks.

Most of these sins would be attempted to be hidden by the sinner.

I think the intentions of St Paul were to warn us about not having fellowship with two-faced people, but discerning that much leads to judging (sometimes).