1 Corinthians 5:7–8
7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: 8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
Believers mix with unbelievers everyday. This is unavoidable and that’s what Jesus came to do. In fact He had a reputation for sharing meals with tax collectors and other outcasts, and for being a friend of sinners. He told his disciples that they must do the same — like light shining in darkness and yeast mixing with dough. This is how the people of the world will see the gospel lived and hear it explained.
However it is a different matter altogether when we mix with evil in the church.
The church is a holy people, and its standard of living must express the holiness of God. Paul says that Christians must have nothing to do with church members who are messing with the standards of holiness. It isn’t only in matters of sex that Christians must be pure. The same applies to greed for money and possessions, lying, being judgmental about people, drunkenness and robbery.
We are called to be holy just as our leader is.
Tomorrow's Reading: 1 Cor 9-11
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