31 Jul '10 14:07>
Originally posted by avalanchethecat1 Corinthians 5:9-13 (New International Version)
It seems to me that you are treating the sinner as the sin there. As I said, I'm no student of theology, but where in the bible does Jesus exhort one to shun evil-doers? And how is the sinner ever to learn from the example of christian behaviour if they are immediately castigated and shunned by these paragons of virtue the moment they fall into evi ...[text shortened]... rcy.' - You seem to be arguing that this mercy should be denied to an unrepentant sinner.
9 I have written you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people— 10 not at all meaning the people of this world who are immoral, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world.
11 But now I am writing you that you must not associate with anyone who calls himself a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a slanderer, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.
12What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? 13God will judge those outside. "Expel the wicked man from among you."[a]