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===The Problem=== | ===The Problem=== | ||
*What issue does Paul raise in 1 Corinthians 5:1? | *What issue does Paul raise in 1 Corinthians 5:1? | ||
| − | *What do you suppose the significance of Paul stating that the act is not even tolerated by pagans? | + | *What do you suppose is the significance of Paul stating that the act is not even tolerated by pagans? |
*How had the church apparently responded? (V2) | *How had the church apparently responded? (V2) | ||
**Why do you suppose Paul chose to refer to the church as arrogant? What might have been some ways in which they were arrogant? | **Why do you suppose Paul chose to refer to the church as arrogant? What might have been some ways in which they were arrogant? | ||
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*What does in the name of the Lord Jesus and with the power of our Lord Jesus mean in this passage? | *What does in the name of the Lord Jesus and with the power of our Lord Jesus mean in this passage? | ||
**At least seven possible explanations: | **At least seven possible explanations: | ||
| − | ***Assembled in name | + | ***Assembled in name of Jesus, hand over with power of Jesus |
| − | ***Assembled in the name and with power | + | ***Assembled in the name and with the power of Jesus |
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***Both could go with both | ***Both could go with both | ||
***In the name -> hand over, with power->when you are assembled | ***In the name -> hand over, with power->when you are assembled | ||
***In the name -> passed judgement, with the power -> you are assembled | ***In the name -> passed judgement, with the power -> you are assembled | ||
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**There is not a clear answer, but what is clear is that Christ is part of the local church. | **There is not a clear answer, but what is clear is that Christ is part of the local church. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:10, 8 July 2021
Contents
Objectives
- Students will recognize reasons why the church must take sin seriously.
- Students will recognize that church discipline aims to restore the individual.
Introduction
- Why do hospitals take a staff infection to seriously?
- Why is it important to act quickly when cancer is found?
- Why does painting over rust on a vehicle make things worse?
- Why is it important to throw out a bad apple as soon as you notice it is bad?
In all of these cases we see a general truth. A minor infection can result in total destruction.
Main Body
A Church in disorder
The Problem
- What issue does Paul raise in 1 Corinthians 5:1?
- What do you suppose is the significance of Paul stating that the act is not even tolerated by pagans?
- How had the church apparently responded? (V2)
- Why do you suppose Paul chose to refer to the church as arrogant? What might have been some ways in which they were arrogant?
The proper response
- How should church respond to sin? (V3-5)
- As an apostle, Paul had a special authority that is no longer present, how does Paul use that authority in verse 3-5?
- I think it is important to recognize that Paul is invoking apostolic authority here as a model for how the church should have responded. This verse does not teach that a pastor has the responsibility to discipline but rather indicates that the church should be willing to follow the pattern Paul established of removing those who are openly rebelling against Christ in a way that brings shame.
- What does in the name of the Lord Jesus and with the power of our Lord Jesus mean in this passage?
- At least seven possible explanations:
- Assembled in name of Jesus, hand over with power of Jesus
- Assembled in the name and with the power of Jesus
- Hand over in the name and power of Jesus
- Both could go with both
- In the name -> hand over, with power->when you are assembled
- In the name -> passed judgement, with the power -> you are assembled
- In the name -> passed judgment, with the power -> hand over
- There is not a clear answer, but what is clear is that Christ is part of the local church.
- At least seven possible explanations:
The Reason
- What reason for expulsion is given in verse 5?
- What does the destruction of the flesh mean?
- "it seems probable that Paul intended this man should be excluded from the fellowship of the congregation, thus physically expressing his exclusion from God’s protection which he formerly enjoyed (cf. Job 1:12) and thrusting him out into the arena of the world (1 John 5:19) where Satan would bring about his death." [1]
- What further reason is given in verses 6?
- What picture is presented in verses 7-8?
- From the context what does it seem like the Corinthians were boasting in?
- At the time that Paul wrote this passage a component of passover would have been a solemn search for any yeast to clean it out of the house before the pascha was killed. Since our pascha (Christ) has already been killed the yeast should already be out, we should not be bringing it back in.
A clarification
- What clarification does Paul provide in verses 9-13?
- It seem that Paul had already brought the idea of disassociating with sin to the attention of the Corinthians. However, they seem to have taken it and applied it to those outside the church rather than those within the church.
- How does this relate to John 16:8?
- How does all of this relate to the idea of loving people? (Proverbs 13:24)
Conclusion
- How does this apply to the church today?
References
- ↑ David K. Lowery, “1 Corinthians,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck, vol. 2 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 514.
