Pt 21: Shun False Brethren

About this episode

The episode discusses the uncomfortable necessity of shunning false brethren to encourage repentance and the dangers of justifying sin within the church.

Pt 21 Shun False Brethren To shun false brethren is not comfortable, but to do is measured to have the effect of turning them to Christ. The recognition that being separated for bad behavior, an act that we have all grown up with from the time of school all through to the basic nature of our society, has always been designed to bring about repentance in the heart. But what happens when this fundamental doctrine is ignored? When sin becomes sanctified through the process of justification? We must justify our acceptance of sin and it is not long that we naturally condemn those who reject such justification. Suddenly, all who condemn the sinner are seen as evil. This is precisely where we are today in the world. But how close are we in the Church? This very Church can testify that we are far closer than we have ever thought. Read on. 1 Corinthians 5:9–13 9 I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: 10 Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world. 11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator…

Topics covered

• false brethren
• separation
• repentance
• sin
• justification
• church doctrine

Keywords

• false brethren
• repentance
• sin
• justification
• church
• doctrine

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 1 Corinthians 5:9–13

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