Equipping the Saints to Live Together in Purity - 1 Corinthians

Pastor Warren Harvey preaches on 1 Corinthians 5:1-13. If you know you have cancer in your body, you would be quick to take drastic measures to treat it before it spreads, which may include cutting out tumors that are cancerous. Sin is like cancer in the body of Christ. God has graciously given us the remedy of repentance and faith in Christ who mercifully has taken our sin upon himself on the cross. But if we ignore, overlook or even tolerate sin it does not just harm the one who sins, but the entire body of Christ, and even the glory of Christ himself. That is why Paul's seemingly harsh response to sin being tolerated in the church at Corinth is reality a loving act of God's mercy to pursue healing and promote holiness for the overall well-being of his children and his church. Join us as we consider how church discipline equips us to live together in purity in the body of Christ.