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Holiness and Witness 1 Corinthians 5:1-13

This exploration of 1 Corinthians 5-6 confronts us with uncomfortable truths about how we live as followers of Jesus in a morally complex world. Paul addresses the Corinthian church—a congregation immersed in a city notorious for immorality—and challenges their complacency toward sin in their midst. The central message pierces through time: how we live matters. We're called to be holy, which simply means set apart, distinctively different because we embody God's character in our particular contexts. The passage wrestles with sexual immorality, lawsuits among believers, and a troubling pride that prevented the church from grieving over sin. What makes this relevant today is the question it forces us to ask: Do we grieve over sin, or do we make excuses? The imagery of leaven spreading through dough reminds us that sin doesn't exist in isolation—it affects the entire community. Yet this isn't ultimately a message of condemnation but transformation. Paul reminds the Corinthians that they were washed, sanctified, and justified. We're invited to examine ourselves not to wallow in guilt, but to remember who we've become in Christ: changed, transformed, and called to live a new kind of life that witnesses to the world about the power of the gospel.