Messy Saints: Talk 2 – Proud About Sin
builder2024-03-16T02:19:21+08:00TalkBRO. JOHN BEN RODRIGUEZ:Sexual immorality was already happening back then. 1 Corinthians 5:1-5 says:Honestly, this passage is harsh, right? Isn’t it we were talking about accepting and loving people in our previous series, Table Talks? Then why is the passage today like this? I'm quite confused. Are you?This is a good reminder that you cannot read the Bible as it is and apply it literally.You must look through the lens of the context of what was happening back then. Just a review: This series is about Paul’s personal letter to the Corinthians; hence, we cannot take it literally and apply it to ourselves.Why does Paul want to expel the guy?He was actually quoting Deuteronomy 17:7 NIV: “You must purge the evil from among you.”Are they condemning the one who is sinning? Are they canceling this person? That’s what we’ll find out today.What This Case is NOT About1. This passage is not about the church judging theIf you take it literally, you can misinterpret it-- that you must condemn people who are into sexual immorality.But no. This is about a church member of Corinth back then who was possibly a leader.The leader who was sinning was proud.Who among you here has management roles in your office? You know that this is an admin-level matter. You need to issue a memo if something like that is happening because a leader is sinning and is proud. In 1 Corinthians 5: 12-13 NIV, Paul says: For what have I to do with judging those outside? Is it not those who are inside that you are to judge? God will judge those outside.So, it is not about judging other people who are sinning.A survey among young people asked: “Why don’t you attend church anymore?” The common answer was this: “Because Christians are self-righteous.”And sometimes, sadly, it’s a reality. Because everyone can be tempted to be self-righteous and judge others.That happens because sometimes, people misinterpret verses like these. That’s why we are clarifying this in our Bible study today.2. The passage is not about judging any church member whoReality check: Who among you here has never sinned? If you raised your hand you can already ascend with Jesus to Heaven. Even I cannot raise my hand. As human beings, we sin. Even the leaders, the preachers, and the priests do sin. Everyone falls short of the glory of God. Paul says that in Proverbs 24: 16:The Hebrew word for sin is khata which means misses the mark. Everyone misses the mark-- and that’s okay.If this is not about judging church members who sin, then what is this about? It is about the state of the heart.In Corinth, the leader who had been sinning was not repenting. He was proud of it. I want to encourage you that every time you sin, and you feel bad and you repent,That’s a good position that you must take.You must always come back and say, “Lord, I have sinned. I want to follow You again.”3. This is not about judging