5:11
Paul now makes his instruction clear. They are not to associate with anyone who is “sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler” who claims to be a “brother or sister” in Christ. Again, I think we can take it as this applies to those who do these things as a lifestyle, i.e. are persistent in sinning. They are not even to eat with such people.
5:12,13
“What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church”. Should the church tell the world what it is doing wrong? It depends on the circumstances. If we are invited to speak then we should present the Godly way of living, and explain why. But it is not our job to be constantly telling the world how bad it is. However, we should be giving clear and firm teaching within the church. For all the “do not judge” nonsense, we are to judge those within the church. We are to seek to keep ourselves clean. This includes expelling “the wicked person from among you”. This was a repeated command in Deuteronomy (Deut 13:5; 17:7; 19:19; 21:21; 22;21,24; 24:7),
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