Correcting The Unfaithful - Frank Brancato 8/13/06

This evening, I'd like to invite your attention to the book of

1st Corinthians. The fifth chapter, and we want

to read a few verses there. And then we'll read two verses

in the book of Titus. First Corinthians chapter 5 and

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beginning. In verse 1, the Apostle Paul

said it is reported commonly that there is fornication among

you and such fornication as is not so much as named among the

Gentiles. That one should have his

father's. Father's wife and ye are puffed

up and have not rather mourned that.

He hath done, this deed might be taken away from among you, for I

verily as absent in body, but present, in spirit, have judged

already as though, I were present concerning him.

That have so done this deed, in the name of the Lord Jesus

Christ, when you are gathered together and my spirit with the

power of our Lord, Jesus Christ to deliver such an one unto

Satan for the destruction of the flesh that the spirit may be

saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

And then in verse number 11, Paul says, but now I have

written unto you not to keep Company If any man that is

called a brother, be a fornicator or Covetous, or an

idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner with

such an one. No, not to eat.

Now, in the book of Titus, the third chapter will read Verses

10 and 11. A man that is in heretic after

the first and second admonition, reject knowing that he that is

such is subverted and sinneth being condemned of himself.

This morning as a quick review, we talked about what do we do?

What does the child of God do? And what does the church do with

reference to one that has sinned against another personally?

We talked about what Jesus said, Jesus said, If thy brother

trespass in the King James version, it says trespassed.

And that word means sin. That if your brother sins

against you, your to go to your brother.

And between the two of you and only the two of you, you are To

rebuke or reprove, your brother. And Jesus said that if he hears

you you've gained your brother but if not the second step would

be to take one or two others. And if he neglects to hear those

folks, then it goes before the church.

And if he will not hear the church, Jesus said, let him be

as a heathen man and a Publican. But tonight for a little while,

we want to talk about, what does the church do when one is guilty

of Of the immoral acts that are described in 1st Corinthians 5.

And what do we do with the heretic?

And what is that a trend prevails among churches in the

religious world today to have unrestricted Fellowship within

its members? If the members are immoral

immoral, in business, social life, or in their physical

relationships, or if they're living ungodly and

unrighteousness, An unrighteous in any fashion.

They are deemed worthy of acceptance.

If they are inclined to be religious, if we do not accept,

such we are considered to be narrow bigoted prejudiced

Hypocrites. We are charged with being

unwilling to prove encouragement, to the very

persons who need it. The most in fact, unless we

receive them with open arms, we are considered to be less worthy

than they. This truly is a sad commentary.

I'm Terry on our society in general and on the modern

religious attitude, specifically today, the church at Corinth had

its trouble along this very same line.

Not only, did they have a member who was guilty of practicing

fornication, but the rest of the members were proud of the fact

that they were so open-minded, that they could Embrace such

people, it was bad enough to have one.

That was a member of that congregation guilty of Things

that he was guilty of, but it's even worse.

As the great Apostle Paul would convey to them.

When the entire congregation, the entire group were not

willing to do anything about not disturbed about, or even they

were puffed up about their condition at the very beginning.

Part of First Corinthians, chapter 5 and verse 1.

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Paul says these words, he said it is reported commonly that

there is fornication among You and such fornication as is not

so much as named among the Gentiles.

That one should have his father's wife.

I understand that the word commonly here as defined by mr.

Robinson, and also Thayer, it is defined as everywhere or

commonly, strong, defines it as altogether.

So in other words, this was an act that everyone knew about

this was not something that was going on.

Behind the scenes that was private and only one or two

folks knew about it. This was something that was

commonly known throughout the entire Convoy congregation the

revised Standard Version. Renders.

This verse like this, it is actually reported that there is

immorality among you and of the kind that is not found.

Even among pagans for a man is living with his father's wife.

The word fornication in our text is defined as illicit relations

of a sexual nature according to Thayer, it is defined by strong

as Harlot re which includes adultery and incest.

Historically, speaking, we are told that acts of fornication

were prevalent among the Corinthian Gentiles.

However, the specific act that this brother was guilty of was

something that was even considered among the Greeks and

Romans. Those pagans as That was

infallible. There was no one that would be

guilty of such things even when they would support other forms

of sexual immorality. Because this involved a man and

his father's wife and that is considered to be incest.

Now, acts of incest have always been strongly forbidden, not

only by the Christian standards, but also by the law of Moses

Moses said, in Leviticus chapter 18 and Verse 8, the nakedness of

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thy father's wife, shall bow, not uncover, it is thy father's

nakedness. The same instruction is also

repeated in the long ago in the book of Deuteronomy, the 22nd

chapter and in verse 30. Where the Bible says, a man

shall not take his father's wife under the law of Moses.

The penalty for such hideous sins was nothing shallow or

nothing short of death. In Leviticus chapter 20 and

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verse 11. The Bible says the man that

lieth with his father's wife, hath uncovered, his father's

nakedness, both of them, surely be put to death, their blood

shall be upon them. The Apostle Paul says that even

the Gentiles would not have even done this, surely not even the

Gentiles would have their father's wife.

You know, that word have their that phrase have their Others

wife. That phrase is translated from

the Greek from a Greek phrase which means to have or use a

woman unlawfully as a wife. That's what this man was guilty

of. He was guilty of having a woman

unlawfully as a wife. I believe that the phrase his

father's wife though, refers to someone other than his mother.

Even though the Apostle Paul does not make the Distinction

between a mother or a stepmother here in the Old Testament

Scriptures, it does make the distinction between the two

notice. In Leviticus chapter 18 and

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verse 7, the bible says, the nakedness of thy mother shalt

thou, not uncover. She is thy mother.

Thou shalt not uncover, her nakedness.

But we've already read in the very next verse in the

eighteenth chapter of The Book of Leviticus, Us and verse 8.

Now, the nakedness of thy father's wife, shalt, thou, not

uncover It Is by father's nakedness and so therefore, it

is more likely, I believe that this case involves a man who has

taken unlawfully his stepmother and not his natural mother, for

the reasons that thus. Given the Apostle Paul says, in

verse two, then he addresses their wrongful attitude toward

the man. You know, that tells me right

there that Not only was the things that this man was guilty

of hideous and horrible but also there's something other that

needs to be described here. There's something else.

Paul doesn't just say addressing this one man sin, he's

addressing now their attitude, their wrongful attitude and

their wrongful acceptance of this brother who was guilty of

such a horrible thing. Notice In verse 2, he did

addresses that wrongful attitude and he said, you should have

been morning. You should be saddened.

You should be absolutely overwhelmed with sorrow that you

have that. You have a man among your midst

in the midst of your congregation, that is guilty of

this. But he said this not only did

you accept it, but your puffed up about it, you're proud of it

and so on. When you should have rather,

Burned or lamented over the wicked character.

They were puffed up over that, even this shameful incestuous

relationship that was among them.

Did not even moderate their self esteem.

Paul, then says, I am absent in body, but present in spirit.

And therefore, I have judged already as if I were present.

Let me just notice with you. Something here about this verse

Some Scholars said, well, what Paul was saying is is because he

was an inspired man inspired by the Holy Spirit.

He could be absent from body away from that congregation away

from their midst and be able to judge accordingly as if he was

there. Other scholar says that what he

was saying is that he was saying that this is so obvious, you

should have seen it. It's as clear as the nose on

your face. You should have been able to

discern in this. Matter, you should have been

able to judge in this matter but you have not.

And so what he's saying is, I am outside of the body where you

are. I'm not present with you.

I'm present in spirit and I've judged already like I was there

either way. It's quite obvious that they

should have known what to do and if they didn't know the steps of

discipline, they surely should have known to reject this man

for doing the things that he had done.

And as a Result of this the Apostle Paul pronounces, the

sentence by the authority of Jesus Christ.

The first specification though, there are three things we got to

notice the very first specification is it's to be done

when they the church are gathered together.

You know, this teaches me tonight that no final Act of

discipline can be done. Except when the church has met

together. Now, what time or place that

this is, whether it's talking about, Some Scholars said it's

talking about when they would normally come together in the

assembly. I know one thing I know when

they all came together in the assembly, that would be

acceptable because that would be a time when they all came

together, whether Paul was saying, have a separate meeting

and all of you come together. We really don't know.

What Paul is saying is the very first thing specified.

Is you are going to pass down this judgment to this brother

when you are come together as the body of Christ.

When Church has come together. That's the time that you're

going to do this. Secondly, and when they would do

this, the Apostle Paul informs them that his spirit will be

with them in this great and solemn action, which would be

true of all congregational actions that are according to

Apostolic teaching and that ladies and gentlemen, would

apply to you. And I today thirdly, moreover,

this action would be backed up by the power.

Of the Lord Jesus Christ, so that it could never be

considered as an act of personal revenge on the part of the

Brethren. And so, here comes the verdict.

He gave the specifications. And now comes the verdict.

This is the verdict that Paul has going to pass down that must

be made by the congregation also to coincide with what he said in

the second letter and second Corinthians 2 and 6 that Maybe

the action of many notice. This form of discipline is the

action of. Not, just one man, not just to

men, but this is the action of many.

It's to be done congregationally when they come together.

Now, here's the verdict. Sounds rather harsh, doesn't it?

Here's the verdict deliver. Such an one unto Satan for the

destruction of the flesh. This phrase, according to fair,

is to give over into one's power or use.

That's what he's saying. Deliver this one into the use or

power of the prince and power of Darkness, The Prince and power

of the are being Satan himself. Mr. Thayer further explains it

in this place as follows, the phrase seems to have originated

from the Jewish formula of Excommunication.

Because when a person is banished from the assembly, he

was regarded as deprived of the protection of God and delivered

up to the power of the devil. What's the idea?

Very simply the ideal is that by expelling him from the

congregation, it may cause him to realize the terrible

condition that he is in on account of having lived for the

gratifications of his fleshly desires.

And as a alt he will be his crucifying of the flesh with the

affections and lust as Paul said in Galatians chapter 5.

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And verse 24. Then we just insert something

here as we did on a number of occasions this morning, let me

just insert here. The idea is to restore the

brother. And by the way, what seems to be

very harsh and what would seem to be absolutely ridiculous in

the world's eyes today, especially in the religious

world for the church to take a stand such as that.

I'm going to tell you something. It worked and if you reach

Second Corinthians in the second letter, we find that this

brother Stood and I'll tell you something.

This is God's plan. Now man's Wisdom.

I might think no, wait a minute. That might be a little harsh.

I think I'll just do it this other way.

That's what man thinks God's way worked God's way of does work.

But there's another reason too, and I'll get to you that a

little bit later of why we would put one outside of the

congregation for that. The phrase delivered on just

Satan is not anything new by Paul Paul used.

In another time you remember and First Timothy chapter 1 and

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verses 19 and 20, where he says holding faith and a good

conscience which having which having which some having put

away concerning Faith, hath made shipwreck of whom is hymenaeus.

Us and Alexander, who might have delivered unto Satan that they

may learn not to blaspheme. That's the reason they needed to

learn something they needed to change their ways.

So he said he delivered them over to Satan, he rejected them.

He separated himself from them, that they might learn a lesson.

A lesson is this the lesson is for him to repent.

Stop doing those things. And be saved in the day of the

Lord. The obvious outcome that Paul

desired. Is that the brother would

because of the church's actions, repent and put himself in a

position to be restored to The Fellowship of the Saints where

he can so live that his Spirit or his Immortal being may be

saved when the Lord comes again. Next.

We find that these Corinthians were so full of Pride over there

supposed strength that they seem to think that, A simple case of

wickedness would not hurt them spiritually.

But then Paul uses the illustration of Levin to show

how this complacent attitude was wrong.

And in this illustration, it would certainly make sense to

all those. That would understand a little

something about leather. And there was enough, Jewish

Christians in the area, they'd understand about Levin.

You know what else? There were Gentiles that were

watching Jews when they were practicing.

Under Jewish law to understand, also, the Jew and Levin, and

they would understand phrases like Purge out the old.

Leaven, they would understand that about getting rid of Leaven

someone that would bake something would know this too.

And I think that's what Paul's message is here.

Notice if you're going to make a loaf of bread, and the bread is

going to be this big. You don't have to have Levin.

That is this big? You only have to have leaven

that is ever so small. Mall.

And it will leaven the whole lump.

It will expand. It will grow, and it will

overtake it, and it will make the entire loaf rise.

You see what he's saying? He's not talking about bread, is

he he's saying that something that you people are looking at

that? You don't consider could harm

you or hurt you as the body of Christ in any way because this

is just one offense, one offending brother.

You were looking at this like it could not harm you or hurt you

but let Tell you a little something about Levin and that's

what Paul gives as an example. Oh, they could understand this.

They can understand this greatly, likewise one bad

character. Who is permitted to remain in a

congregation will finally defile the whole body.

You know, this coincides with something.

He said later in this letter in 1st Corinthians, 15 and 33.

Paul said, evil Communications. Corrupt, good manners.

And so, Paul has introduced the subject of Leaven for the

purpose of illustration, you know, I'll just mention this

though because they could understand this and exodus 12,

it talks about purging out the old leaven here, notice the

connection, notice how it fits. You remember that, at the time

of the Feast of the Passover, in the seven days following, The

Jews were required to put away, leaven out of their houses.

Exodus 12 and verse 15 in order that they might keep their feast

acceptably. That's the whole point.

They had to get rid of the leaven in order to have their

feast acceptably. What's he talking about now?

He's talking about doing something, you got to do

something. Now, you as the body of Christ,

you as the church at Corinth, do something in that your feast or

your service would be acceptable to notice.

Paul uses this language on this occasion for the instructions to

these Brethren. He says Purge out therefore the

old leaven and that is purged out that Wicked fornicator and

when they would do that, they would be a new lump.

Meaning the church would be free from the leaven of this wicked

man. And in so doing, they would

become fit for the service of our Lord and Savior Jesus

Christ. Having now the education become

on leavened. I know sometimes we don't think

that outer influences affect us so but they do, let me just say

this to, we know, we know beyond a shadow of a doubt that if we

leave these doors and go through our week, And in all of our

associations, if we are completely Associated and

surrounded with worldly things, we know that's going to weigh us

down. We understand that.

But the church God's people is our place of Refuge that stuff

can never go on here. And Paul said, you have to do a

couple of things. First of all, there's a couple

of reasons. Number one, you have to have

your set your service be acceptable.

So you got to be unleavened. You got a purge out?

The old leaven now, what are you?

You're a new New lump, you are fit for the service as they were

in the book of Exodus as well under the Old Law of Moses. and

it will not influence you as the body of Christ negatively by

doing so, Paul is telling them to treat this brother, who is a

fornicator in the very same way that God will treat him.

Paul is saying how you do it. You don't keep company with and

that word means you don't be intimate with them.

You don't associate with them, Paul said in Ephesians 5 and

verse 5, he said for this, you know, that no whoremonger or

unclean person or Covetous, man, who is an idolater hath any

inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and of God to the

Thessalonians. Paul said you remember have no

company with but any but with those but he said this, here's

the reason that they may be ashamed of the evil Deeds that

they have committed. Now he says, don't keep company

with the fornicator, but we're not talking about those that are

in the world. We have to live among them.

We live in the world. We're not of the world, that's

what's different. We have to live among them.

We have to go out and work possibly for a boss that is

guilty of fornication. We might be in a classroom of

students and have a teacher that's guilty of fornication.

We may have all manner of associations in the world that

we have no say in In that we have to do something with them

or have something to do with them in our daily lives.

But Paul is saying this as that is impossible, to make sure that

you rid yourself from any fornicator in this world.

There's something you can do though if one be called a

brother, if one is a Christian and that's what he says.

And he says, but I have written unto you not to keep Company If

any man that is called a brother, be a fornicator.

Or Covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an

extortioner with such an one. No, not to eat the phrase to eat

is from a word, which they are defines to eat with to take food

together with the word refers to the physical act of partaking of

material food, the application to you.

And I today's this the application would be not to

participate with them in any Any act or any association that

would indicate a social recognition?

That's what it means. You know, when I invite somebody

into my home. And we sit down and we have

something to eat together. I am saying that this person is

in association with me. That's an intimate thing.

Somebody comes into my home, they sit at my table.

They eat food that my wife had fixed and we sit there together

and we eat. I am basically in essence doing

this. I am taking my signature and I

am signing my name to the behavior of this brother.

If this brother is guilty of these sinful acts and he comes

to my house, And I accept him in that way.

How is he ever going to feel ashamed?

So that he repents, you know, I made a little quick thing this

morning about how we handled folks that are out of Duty and

so on and so forth. And let me just say this to, I

don't believe if somebody's out of Duty, say you have a family

member that's out of Duty, but they're not guilty of these

sinful things that Paul describes here.

I don't know that they're violating a scripture by

associating with them in a social setting.

But let me just say this, may I ask you something.

If you have somebody that you dearly loved, that is not living

right? And there are Christian and you

have complete association with them and you socialize with them

and are intimate with them. And every way, How are they ever

going to feel the need to come back?

you know, in the story of the prodigal, the father loved him

so much. He longed for him and I would

just imagine he stood on that porch and waited and waited and

waited and looked and wanted him to come back.

But you know what happened? With this young man, when he

finally finds himself among those pigs, do you remember, he

thought of two things, didn't eat two things?

What did he realized, you? Remember, you remember what he

recognized? He realized number one, where he

was and number two, where he was not the third thing.

He says, my father has servants that have food and to spare and

I perish with Hunger. I hear The purposing will arise

and I will go to my father. But, what if?

What if there was never associate a separation of that

Association that fellow has the best of both worlds, doesn't he?

That's the danger of that, that's what I mean.

When I said what I said when somebody says all let me just

throw one right back to you Frank.

What if it's Taylor and Tanner? That's what I meant this

morning. What if I just pray that I would

love them enough to do what's right?

And just maybe just maybe they will feel the separation and

come back. You know, if you want to know

who the greatest kids in the world are I'll tell you later.

You know, how I feel about those little guys of mine.

And as a preacher said, one time, I may lose my kids to the

devil and I hope and pray. That doesn't happen, but it will

not be before the fight. Not tell you something.

If they get the best of both worlds, we give them.

Absolutely no reason to return. That's why folks not out of

hatred out of real love. Real love in conclusion of this

chapter Paul clearly expect explains the course of action

that the congregation is to take toward a brother.

That's guilty of immorality. Six things real quick.

Take him away from among you verse 2 number to deliver such

an one unto Satan verse 53. Purge out the old leaven verse 7

for not to keep company with him.

Verse 9 5 with such an one. No not to eat verse 11.

And finally verse 13, put away from among you, that Wicked

person the removal of this immoral person has a two-fold

purpose. Number one, it's done to keep

the church pure and that's what we're a part of folks.

And we need to keep it pure, we need to keep it acceptable.

How do we do that? We get rid of any old.

Leaven number two. As we've said that he Recognizes

error. And therefore, by be saved in

the day of the Lord Jesus. Incidentally, I'll just say

this, Paul refers to this, man. Again, the second letter pretty

harsh here, isn't it? You know, what he says?

When he repented you accept him, you love him.

You forgive him that he might be, or might not be overtaken

with overmuch sorrow. Listen, folks, when somebody

makes it right, we need to embrace them and encourage them,

strengthen them and do whatever. Guilt is a horrible thing.

I was studying with the young lady this week, one of our new

members and she said, sometimes the guilt just doesn't go away.

When somebody has things in the past in their life, that they're

not proud of, they know they're forgiving, but sometimes the

guilt just doesn't go away. Well, listen, if God, can

forgive me, I need to forgive myself.

That's a, that's not a very strong suit of mine, but as they

say, that's a whole nother Oprah.

It's a whole nother deal, but I'm working on that.

But sometimes the guilt is so strong.

It can overcome us even though we know we've been forgiven.

So what do we do? Brothers and sisters, we embrace

them. We love them and we encourage

them. Because now they're doing that,

which is right quickly. Now, one more thing that Paul

talks about in Titus 3, he talks about a man.

That's a heretic wonder what that is.

A heretic. A heretic Paul, says, first of

all, in verse 10, a man that is a heretic after the first and

second admonition, reject knowing that he, that is such

subverted and sinneth being condemned of himself.

This word heretic appears only this one time in all the New

Testament. Scriptures.

The words heresy though or heresies are found in other

places of scripture in the New Testament, like acts 24 and 14.

First Corinthians, eleven nineteen, Galatians, 5 and 20

and second, Peter 2 and verse 1. Mr. Vine defines heresy, as

that, which is chosen, hence an opinion, especially a self Build

opinion which is substituted for submission to the power of Truth

and leads to division and formation of sect or a party.

It carries the meaning of choice and the word denotes, a person

who chooses to follow erroneous opinions at the expense of the

unity of the body of Christ. The word heretic refers to one

who creates the Or faction by teaching opinions.

A heretic would appear as we look in the case of Titus.

A heretic that Paul might be referring to to Titus would

appear to be someone who was dissatisfied with the doctrines

that are found in the word of God, the apostles Doctrine, the

preaching of Titus and would reject what he had said and said

and basically I am dissatisfied with what Tidus is preaching and

the doctrine he's delivering so So I am going to gather others

around me who also are dissatisfied and we're going to

create a party within the body. We're going to create a sect

within the body. That is a heretic.

Now, more about that. Not only does he have erroneous

opinions but he propagates them and creates contentions over

them. He's the same kind of person who

causes divisions and offenses. Among you as Paul said in Romans

16 and 17, let me just say this because this is really

important. Because somebody has a

misunderstanding. About a passage of scripture.

And preaches it with the right heart and spirit.

He just as wrong on the subject that in itself, does not make

him a heretic or a false teacher.

We gave a whole lot of definitions about this fella.

First of all, it's a choice he's making he is making a choice at

the expense of that which is right.

And Paul knew that and Paul told Titus about this fella, this

type of person and what they're doing is they're going to reject

Eject the truth, they're going to go amongst the body of

Christ. They're going to cause divisions

and offenses and so on and they're going to draw into

themself a faction or sect of people that also are

dissatisfied and love. Not the truth.

As Paul said in second Thessalonians chapter 2, got to

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love the truth. You can love the truth and make

a mistake. You can love the truth, and

teach something wrong, and not be a heretic, big difference

between someone that's mistaken. And someone who is a heretic, a

heretic also is more than a person who has an erroneous

opinion, but he uses the opinions to create that group,

he is a factious person, creating a division in the

church, Galatians 1 inverse. 9, the Apostle Paul said, in one of

the few passages of scripture that repeats itself in

Galatians, chapter 1, beginning in verse 8, Paul says he says,

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but if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that, which

we have preached unto you let him be accursed as we said

before. So, say I now again, if any man

preach any other gospel unto you than that, ye have received, let

him be accursed. Let him be separated from God.

Well, what he says here is after the first and second admonition,

you reject, the Greek word, reject means to beg off or

refuse. It means to avoid all

association with him. Paul is instructing the church

to refuse or turn away from the one, who would create the

faction. The congregation would no longer

extend a hand of Fellowship to him as a faithful brother.

Paul says, these people People are to be marked and avoided

Romans 16 and 17. Paul tells Titus to admonish

twice, then if he remained factious or continued to Foster

division, he was to be shunned and avoided and then in verse

11, In verse 11, he says knowing this knowing that he that is

such is subverted and sinneth being condemned of himself.

The word subverted means this. Here's the reason, here's the

reason The word subverted means to turn aside from the proper

course. That's what that word means.

If I am some subverted, it means I've turned by way of Choice, by

definition, I have purposely chosen to turn from the proper

course, and there's only one proper course.

Now something else, if I've turned from the proper course,

it means I'm heading in a direction that I am lost without

hope until I what I changed. The course, I changed my course

of action, and as long as I am, subverted turn from that and

heading in that direction, there is no hope.

So, something desperately has to be done.

I have to be woken up that I might return and get on the

proper course. Nothing outside of the proper

course can be, right? It follows that when a man

leaves that course, he sins as is here stated.

And finally Finally, get this. He is condemned of himself. if

that is not a mouthful of personal accountability, I don't

know what is he's purposely chosen to take the improper

course. At the sake of loving, what was

right? And now he is condemned of

himself. This doesn't mean that he

accepts his wrong either. You know what this means, he's

made the choice, and he is lost, and it's his fault, because

that's the path that he chose. That's a heretic, folks.

He's condemned by the things that he himself is doing and he

made a conscious choice to do. So three things, personal sin,

one sins against another. We learned that, what you do,

those are the steps of Matthew, 18, and only Matthew 18.

And the idea is so that folks will come to the realization

that they're lost in that sand, make it right and save the

greatest possession they have and that's their sole one.

That's living in an immoral. In moral environment one that's

doing immoral acts. First Corinthians 5, we notice

exactly what we're to do there to wear to reject those and

Purge out the old leaven so that they will see the need to come

back and also keep the body of Christ pure and finally the

heretic who's chosen this path after the first and second

admonition. Reject.

You know, Bible talks about God is love, I have a talks about

wonderful things, it does. But it also talks about

disciplinary things as well. Let us never Embrace wrong at

the expense of doing that which is right.

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