1 Corinthians 5:11 “But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner, with such a one, no, not to eat.” Commentary: The Apostle Paul gives specific instructions not to fellowship with those sinning against the Commandments of God! You might say well are we not all sinners? We are forgiven sinners because we have repented of our sin and have ceased those sins! True repentance is to reject the sin that God has rejected in us! We have applied the Blood of Christ over our sin and he has forgiven us! I have noticed over the years that is just one sin that dominates us! Not many but one! There is one sin from one Satan for one man and only one God that can remedy it! One sin keeps one God out! He cannot dwell in us because in him there is no sin! If we resist the Devil in the name of Jesus Satan will flee from us! Then we receive his Holy Spirit and the love and peace of God will dwell in us! Remember the Apostle Paul had one sin! What was it! Religion! The Law! Paul could not follow the Law himself yet required others to do that! His Law became Lawless! He persecuted Christians! Jesus fulfilled the Law by being without sin and becoming God’s only acceptable sacrifice for our Lawlessness! No other mortal could ever achieve this work! Only God could do this! When we come to Christ the Law of sin and death is no longer held against us! Jesus satisfied the Law and the anger of God against our sin on the Cross! It is finished! True repentance requires a change! Internal and external! After the Damascus Road experience Paul no longer persecuted Christians but became the chief spokesman for the promotion of the Gospel! One of the most obvious signs you are not saved is that you will persecute Christians and Jews! Every church has sinners just like the world! Some saved and some unsaved! If you are saved in the church you do not have to look for them they will find you! In the world you have to seek them with the Good News! The world will try to sell you their sin but the price has already been paid! The price of redemption is the Blood of Christ on the Cross! Do not let the temporary pleasures of this world rob you of eternal life! Exchange your sin for redemption! Redeem your rewards for heaven! Peace on earth good will towards men! Jesus exchanged his life for yours! Paul exchanged his life for Christ in this earth and also went to a Cross! If you will not suffer for Christ then you do not understand the suffering he made on your behalf! Do you want to trash Jesus so you can keep your hell? Or do you want Jesus to transform your hell into heaven? You can only make that choice! James & Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com