In this episode we talk about Paul’s direction in 1 Corinthians 5 to kick someone out of community turning them over to Satan for a time for the destruction of their flesh.
We discuss what it means to repent and take our thoughts captive in order to change the way we live.
Do we kick the person out after one offense? At what point do we kick them out of community and send them away?
When an individual is sent out of spiritual community they are removed from the protective covering that is part of the community. The story of Job examples what it means when someone is moved outside of God’s protective covering.
Using the example of medieval kings and kingdoms we see a great example of being under the protection of the king and living in the castle and walls.
We wrap up talking about when and how to bring that person back into spiritual community to fill the place only they can fill.
Stephanie asks us to answer the questions:
Who gains by Christians living substandard to God’s way?
Who gains from permanently separating the repentant sibling from our communities?
