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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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,
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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