1 Corinthians 5:1 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. 2And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you. 3For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed, 4In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, 5To 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. 6Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

 

7Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: 8Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

 

9I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: 10Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world. 11But 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. 12For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within? 13But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

 

Based on the above scripture, what would you conclude in regard to the unity of believers? Are we to accept sin and hypocrisy in the church? Are we to accept false teachers bringing in false doctrines? Is being saved by grace a license to do evil and yet be saved?

 

I keep hearing people talk about how I should be more loving and compassionate to others that claim to be Christians, as though I have no concept of love or that I don’t show enough love to others in my blog comments. So I want to look at this from another direction. I teach, in my blogs, to love God and obey his commandments. This is called integrity of heart. I usually describe integrity with the characteristics of humility, love, loyalty and honesty. We are to walk in integrity towards God and others. So how is teaching this unloving? Do you realize that it’s the people that do not obey God that are unloving? When you continue in sin it is you that are hurting others for your own selfish motives and are bringing shame to the name of Christ before the unbelievers. According to the scriptures you are not to be accepted. In fact we who are faithful are not to even have fellowship with those that aren’t faithful, but rather we are to warn you to repent and rebuke you for the evil you do that you might be saved.

 

If you are not in unity with Christ, being faithful and walking in integrity then you can’t be in unity with me. Those that are Christ’s hear his word and obey it. Those that don’t are not in Christ and Christ is not in them. I will not tell you that you are a Christian and everything is alright with you when you openly admit that you continue in sin and teach others that you are justified while doing so. It’s a lie!

 

 

 

Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.