forgiveness of sin

Put Away… That Wicked Person

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I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:  Yet 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.  But 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.  For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? Do not ye judge them that are within?  But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
1 Corinthians 5:9-13

The Church at Corinth had problems that the apostle Paul had to deal with.  One of those problems was sexual immorality.  Some man’s son was going to bed with his father’s wife.  What was the Church at Corinth doing about it?  They were doing nothing about it.  Rather they seemed to be applauding their love and toleration of the immoral behavior.

The purpose of putting away this young man, was to get him to the place of repentance, and to return to the Church cleansed and forgiven (1 Corinthians 5:5).  The Lord Jesus Christ will not tolerate sin among His Body, which is the Church.  He will purge it, and make it clean.  That includes putting away from us that wicked person.  So that they might be tormented by the devil, and they return repentant of their deed or deeds.

Does the Church today need to practice this discipline?

Do the rules of the Church of Corinth belong to the Church today?

Do we do harm by practicing this rule, or does it do good for both the Church and the immoral person?

Jesus Christ died on the cross for all our sins, He was buried, and He rose again.  Because He has died for us we are free from the bondage of sin.  Not freedom to sin; but rather, freedom to live a righteous life.

 

The Marvelous Work Of God

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Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this Man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: and by Him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets; behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.
Acts 13:38-41

Who is born of God?

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Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth Him that begat loveth Him also that is begotten of Him. 1 John 5:1
Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?  Verse 5
He that hath the Son hath life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.  Verses 12 – 13
And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know Him that is true, and we are in Him that is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.  Verse 20

As I was reading the first epistle of the apostle John I noticed once again the important emphasis he puts on Jesus Christ as the Son of God. The title of this post is “Who is born of God?” That is a question we all must answer, and know ourselves. Are you, have you been born of God?

In chapter 5 verse 1 John writes “Whosoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God” and he goes on stating that to love the Father (the One who begat), is to love the Son (the One who is begotten). If we love the Father we will love the Son; and on the other side too; if we love the Son we love the Father. These are the one’s who are born of God.

We learn in the five verses above too, that Jesus Christ the Son of God is the One who overcomes the world, and through Him we do too. In Him we have life, and without Him is no life. Without life in Him there is only death. Through Jesus Christ and Him alone can we have the true assurance of eternal life, and we can know quite well that we will live with Him eternally.

In knowing Jesus we receive understanding from Him knowledge of who He truly is. In Christ Jesus we are in the True God, and have eternal life. The moment, by grace through faith, you turn from your sin to Christ calling on His name for salvation you receive eternal life.

Who is born of God? If you have not been born of God will you call on Him today?