Exclusion from Christian Fellowship Where Duly Inflicted
1 Corinthians 5:1-13
It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles…


I. IS A TERRIBLE PENALTY. Enforced —

1. By Christ.

2. His ministers.

3. The Church.

II. ENTAILS SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES.

1. Loss of privilege.

2. Exposure to evil.

3. In this case possibly bodily affliction.

III. IS MERCIFUL IN ITS DESIGN.

1. To condemn the sin.

2. To save the sinner.

(J. Lyth, D. D.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: 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.

WEB: It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles, that one has his father's wife.




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