What the first century church really looked like
December 2nd, 2009 | 0 Comments
Read 1 Cor 5.11-13 (below). The church usually focuses on the words I omitted in the “…” But what about the words I left in? Do we do what Paul instructed? Is our church really very much like the first century church? Do we really want it to be?
“But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who calls himself a Christian who is…greedy…or verbally abusive…or a swindler. Do not even eat with such a person. For what do I have to do with judging those outside? Are you not to judge those inside? But God will judge those outside. Remove the evil person from among you.” (1 Cor 5.11-13)
(Prompted by an insightful comment by RJS at Jesus Creed.)
December 2nd, 2009
Tags: ecclesiology, evangelicalism, First century church, Theology
