1 Corinthians 5:1-6:1 (Part 26) Church Discipline

• The case involved, 5:1

• The indifference rebuked, 5:2

• The actions needed, 5:3-5

• The danger described, 5:6-8

• The discretion they need to observe, 5:9-13

The discretion needed, vv. 9-13

• The correspondence, v. 9—“the misunderstood letter”: 1) The content--do not mix closely and repeatedly with the sexually immoral (sun-ana-megnumi)

• Wrong application, v. 10—applied to all people

• Right application, v. 11—apply to professing believers

• The distinction that needs to be made, vv. 12-13

Principles

• Proper application of God’s Word never involves an absurdity

• God does not evaluate by incident but by total character

Relationship of Chapter 5 and 6

• Both deal with the subject of judgment

• The emphasis is on jurisdiction: 1) 5:12-13—do not overextend into the world; 2) 6:;1-11—do not let the world overextend into the church

• The cases of Chapter 6 are not criminal

• The lawsuits of Chapter 6 are manifestations of carnality—they real . . . 1) Insolence; 2) Doctrinal ignorance; 3) Immaturity; 4) Pride; 5) Forgetfulness of their position