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BY Pastor Jason Lim
Our church, like the Corinthian church, is plagued with sin. So, the study of the book of 1st Corinthians helps us approach the sin issue. As we wrapped up the problem of schism last time, we now progress to the problem of sexual immorality.
The sin is a shameful one- that one of the members of the church will commit immorality with his father's wife- something that even the unchurched will not be caught doing.
But instead of grieving and dealing decisively with sin, the Corinthian church prided themselves in their "toughness" or even in their "tolerance". Paul says, "quit it! Deal with it! Put that man out! Let him suffer in his sin... so that perhaps one day, he'll repent and be saved."
When should we exercise church discipline? How should it be done? Who should decide?
All these and more will ...