Paul encountered a unique situation in the Corinthians church. There was a sin that not even the Gentiles (aka non-Christians) promoted. A guy was sleeping with his Father's wife.
Now this is an odd way of putting it. What does Paul mean by "Father's wife"?
- Best case scenario: he is sleeping with his step mom.
- Worst case scenario: he is sleeping with his mom.
Either way, I bet it made the family Thanksgiving dinner a little awkward!
To make matters worse, the Corinthian church was "proud" of this sin and boasted about it some fashion. Yeah, a guy was sleeping with his step mom (or mom) and others in the church were patting him on the back. And you thought your church was dysfunctional!
You may say, "Well, this was between him, whoever is his 'father's wife' and potentially his family. How does this apply to the entire church?"
Paul also gives the remedy to overcoming this type of sin…and any other sin.
How does this apply to "each other" and what is the remedy?
My goal is to get all of us engaged more with God's Word. So head to the Bible to find the answers, and let us know what you read.
The answers are found in 1 Corinthians 5. I am excited to see what you find.
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