‘Those People Who Commit Immorality In The Church.’
a) 1 Corinthians 5:1. Need to be reported.
b) 1 Corinthians 5:11; 2 Corinthians 12:21; Revelation 2:21. Need to be dis-fellowshipped until they have repented.
c) 1 Corinthians 6:9; Ephesians 5:3; Revelation 21:8. Have no share in the Kingdom of God.
d) 1 Corinthians 6:13. Need to be taught that their bodies are for the Lord.
e) 1 Corinthians 6:18. Are committing sin against their own body.
f) Acts 15:20 & 29. Are to abstain from it.
g) Galatians 5:19. Are following the desires of their sinful nature.
h) Colossians 3:5. Need to put it to death inside them.
i) 1 Thessalonians 4:7. Need to remember that God has called us to Holiness.
(This QT teaches me how to handle Those People Who Commit Immorality In The Church)
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‘Arrogance.’
a) 1 Corinthians 5:2. Comes because of sexual sin that is not repented of.
b) Leviticus 26:19. Is something that God desires to break down.
c) Deuteronomy 7:12. Can be fatal.
d) Psalm 31:18. Accuses the godly people.
e) Psalm 31:23; Malachi 4:1; 2 Peter 2:10. Will be harshly punished by the Lord.
f) Psalm 119:69. Causes people to make up lies about other people.
g) Psalm 119:78; Zephaniah 3:11. The Lord will bring disgrace upon it.
h) Psalm 119:85. Hates God’s Law and causes people to dig pits for godly people to fall into.
i) Psalm 119:122. People with it desire to oppress other people.
j) Psalm 123:4. Has contempt for God’s People.
k) Isaiah 5:15; 26:5. Will be brought down to the dust.
l) Ezekiel 33:28. The power of it will come to an end.
m) Habakkuk 2:5. Is never at rest.
n) Zephaniah 3:4. Motivates lying prophets who are seeking their own gain.
o) 1 Corinthians 4:18. Can creep into the Church.
p) Titus 1:7. Must not be in the life of a Church Elder.
(This Second one makes me hate all Arrogance)
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Chris.
Those people who commit sexual sin in the Church usually forget that they are committing sin against their own body. They often realise the sin that they are committing with somebody but neglect themselves. God holds them responsible first for their sin against themselves.
