Day 14 in the Word: 1 Corinthians 5:1-5

About the passage

Paul spills the tea. When the Apostle tells you that even the world is not as bad as you are, wow, you know you are in trouble. As a teenager I was told by one of my first work supervisors “If you see a problem, please come with solutions, not just the problem.” Paul brings the solution to immorality being rampant among them: mourning. Mourning for change. What are you mourning would be removed from your life?

Rev. Gregory Dyson

Vice President for Spiritual Life and Intercultural Leadership | Campus Pastor

Day 14: 1 Corinthians 5:1-5

I can hardly believe the report about the sexual immorality going on among you—something that even pagans don’t do. I am told that a man in your church is living in sin with his stepmother. ² You are so proud of yourselves, but you should be mourning in sorrow and shame. And you should remove this man from your fellowship.

³ Even though I am not with you in person, I am with you in the Spirit. And as though I were there, I have already passed judgment on this man ⁴ in the name of the Lord Jesus. You must call a meeting of the church. I will be present with you in spirit, and so will the power of our Lord Jesus. ⁵ Then you must throw this man out and hand him over to Satan so that his sinful nature will be destroyed and he himself will be saved on the day the Lord returns.

Questions

What does the passage say? / What is happening in the text?

How does this impact me? / What is significant or noteworthy?

What does this mean in my life? / What does this mean to me?