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Hmmm... aren't we supposed to go out unto all the world and preach the gospel?
Yes we are. But there are some people who reject it over and over again. There
are even some who call themselves Christians who reject it. We are told to avoid some of these people.
2 Tim 3:2; For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
2 Tim 3:3; unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good,
2 Tim 3:4; treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
2 Tim 3:5; holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these.
2 Tim 3:6; For among them are those who enter into households and captivate weak women weighed down with sins, led on by various impulses,
2 Tim 3:7; always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
"Avoid such men as these" ( verse 5)
1 Cor 15:33; Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good morals."
1 Cor 15:34; Become sober-minded as you ought, and stop sinning; for some have no knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.
Bad company corrupts good morals. Jesus hung out with the tax collectors and prostitutes, but
He didn't let their lifestyle corrupt Him. He didn't take up hanging out at the bars and drinking
with the boys just to share the gospel.
1 Cor 5:9; I wrote you in my letter not to associate with immoral people;
1 Cor 5:10; I did not at all mean with the immoral people of this world, or with the covetous and swindlers, or with idolaters, for then you would have to go out of the world.
1 Cor 5:11; But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler--not even to eat with such a one.
1 Cor 5:12; For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Do you not judge those who are within the church?
1 Cor 5:13; But those who are outside, God judges. REMOVE THE WICKED MAN FROM AMONG YOURSELVES.
Paul tells us not to en eat with some people. These are people in the church!!
He even tells us to remove these people from among us.
2 Cor 6:14; Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?
2 Cor 6:15; Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever?
2 Cor 6:16; Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God;
We are not supposed to be married to unbelievers. (If we already are, don't divorce them, that's another
area of scripture). We aren't even supposed to be close intimate friends with these people.
1 Tim 4:7; But have nothing to do with worldly fables fit only for old women. On the other hand, discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness;
We are to have nothing to do with those spreading fables and lies about the Bible and God.
1 Pet 4:2; so as to live the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.
1 Pet 4:3; For the time already past is sufficient for you to have carried out the desire of the unsaved, having pursued a course of sensuality, lusts, drunkenness, carousing, drinking parties and abominable idolatries.
1 Pet 4:4; In all this, they are surprised that you do not run with them into the same excesses of dissipation, and they malign you;
1 Pet 4:5; but they will give account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
There comes a time, when we should no longer be hanging out with our lustful drinking buddies
anymore. We shouldn't be "bromancing" them or "male bonding" with them. We should be setting
an example for them. We can't do this if we are at the bar getting drunk with them.
These are just a few examples in the Bible... there are more..
1 Cor 5:1; It is actually reported that there is immorality among you, and immorality of such a kind as does not exist even among the Gentiles, that someone has his father's wife.
1 Cor 5:2; You have become arrogant and have not mourned instead, so that the one who had done this deed would be removed from your midst.
These who are committing grave sins in the church, should be "removed from our midst".
Who is your company today? Who is influencing you? Are you influencing them, or are they influencing you?
Yes we are. But there are some people who reject it over and over again. There
are even some who call themselves Christians who reject it. We are told to avoid some of these people.
2 Tim 3:2; For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
2 Tim 3:3; unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good,
2 Tim 3:4; treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
2 Tim 3:5; holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these.
2 Tim 3:6; For among them are those who enter into households and captivate weak women weighed down with sins, led on by various impulses,
2 Tim 3:7; always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
"Avoid such men as these" ( verse 5)
1 Cor 15:33; Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good morals."
1 Cor 15:34; Become sober-minded as you ought, and stop sinning; for some have no knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.
Bad company corrupts good morals. Jesus hung out with the tax collectors and prostitutes, but
He didn't let their lifestyle corrupt Him. He didn't take up hanging out at the bars and drinking
with the boys just to share the gospel.
1 Cor 5:9; I wrote you in my letter not to associate with immoral people;
1 Cor 5:10; I did not at all mean with the immoral people of this world, or with the covetous and swindlers, or with idolaters, for then you would have to go out of the world.
1 Cor 5:11; But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler--not even to eat with such a one.
1 Cor 5:12; For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Do you not judge those who are within the church?
1 Cor 5:13; But those who are outside, God judges. REMOVE THE WICKED MAN FROM AMONG YOURSELVES.
Paul tells us not to en eat with some people. These are people in the church!!
He even tells us to remove these people from among us.
2 Cor 6:14; Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?
2 Cor 6:15; Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever?
2 Cor 6:16; Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God;
We are not supposed to be married to unbelievers. (If we already are, don't divorce them, that's another
area of scripture). We aren't even supposed to be close intimate friends with these people.
1 Tim 4:7; But have nothing to do with worldly fables fit only for old women. On the other hand, discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness;
We are to have nothing to do with those spreading fables and lies about the Bible and God.
1 Pet 4:2; so as to live the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.
1 Pet 4:3; For the time already past is sufficient for you to have carried out the desire of the unsaved, having pursued a course of sensuality, lusts, drunkenness, carousing, drinking parties and abominable idolatries.
1 Pet 4:4; In all this, they are surprised that you do not run with them into the same excesses of dissipation, and they malign you;
1 Pet 4:5; but they will give account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
There comes a time, when we should no longer be hanging out with our lustful drinking buddies
anymore. We shouldn't be "bromancing" them or "male bonding" with them. We should be setting
an example for them. We can't do this if we are at the bar getting drunk with them.
These are just a few examples in the Bible... there are more..
1 Cor 5:1; It is actually reported that there is immorality among you, and immorality of such a kind as does not exist even among the Gentiles, that someone has his father's wife.
1 Cor 5:2; You have become arrogant and have not mourned instead, so that the one who had done this deed would be removed from your midst.
These who are committing grave sins in the church, should be "removed from our midst".
Who is your company today? Who is influencing you? Are you influencing them, or are they influencing you?
