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1 Corinthians 5: Paul Addresses a Scandal In the Church | Daily Devotion Series · Growing Closer to God with Guided Meditation

• 0:04
  Pastor Robert Young: Today's reflection is coming from the book of First Corinthians, chapter five.
• 0:09
  Pastor Robert Young: In First Corinthians chapter five, Paul addresses a scandal in the Corinthian church that even the surrounding pagan culture found shocking.
• 0:24
  Pastor Robert Young: A man was living in an incestuous relationship with his father's wife.
• 0:31
  Pastor Robert Young: Instead of grieving, the church had become proud, tolerating what should have been something that broke their heart.
• 0:41
  Pastor Robert Young: Paul commands a decisive action.
• 0:44
  Pastor Robert Young: Remove the unrepentant man from fellowship so that the church may remain spiritually healthy, and so the offender may ultimately be restored.
• 0:57
  Pastor Robert Young: Paul uses the metaphor of leaven to show how tolerating sin can spread throughout a community just as yeast permeates dough.
• 1:09
  Pastor Robert Young: Christ, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed, so the church must live with sincerity and truth, not with the old leaven of wickedness.
• 1:23
  Pastor Robert Young: Paul then clarifies an earlier instruction.
• 1:27
  Pastor Robert Young: Believers are not to avoid immoral unbelievers.
• 1:32
  Pastor Robert Young: That would require leaving the world entirely.
• 1:36
  Pastor Robert Young: Instead, they must avoid fellowship with anyone who claims to be a believer, yet persist in open, unrepentant sin.
• 1:47
  Pastor Robert Young: The church judges those inside.
• 1:52
  Pastor Robert Young: God judges those outside.
• 1:56
  Pastor Robert Young: The chapter ends with a firm command.
• 2:00
  Pastor Robert Young: Remove the evil person from among you.
• 2:04
  Pastor Robert Young: Friends, with that in mind, let's take 3 minutes to reflect on this question:
• 2:21
  Pastor Robert Young: Where might I be tolerating attitudes or behaviors, either in myself or in my community, that need to be confronted with God's truth, God's love, and a desire for restoration.
• 5:45
  Pastor Robert Young: Repeat this affirmation with me now and throughout your day: I choose holiness and love.
• 5:47
  Pastor Robert Young: I choose to protect the integrity of my spiritual community while seeking restoration for those who fall.
• 6:22
  Pastor Robert Young: Our final prayer: Teach me to walk in sincerity and truth, honoring Christ our Passover Lamb.
• 6:28
  Pastor Robert Young: Lord help me to protect the protect the purity of your church with humility, with wisdom and love.
• 6:36
  Pastor Robert Young: And when discipline is needed, Lord, let it be guided by your spirit and aim toward redemption and repentance.
• 6:48
  Pastor Robert Young: For Christ's sake.
• 6:50
  Pastor Robert Young: Amen.