* Paul discussed the church in chap 3, ministers in chap 4, and now he talks about how to deal with sin in the church.

* He said we are to do 3 things:

* 1) Mourn over sin (vs 1-2).

* Don’t just ask “what breaks my heart?”

* Ask, “what doesn’t break my heart that should?”

* 2) Judge sin (vs 3).

* We are called to make a proper judgment (discernment).

* Unconfessed sin will ruin a church.

* Proper judgment has a heart of restoration.

* 3) Purge sin (vs 4-6).

* Unrepentant sinners have no place in the church.

* Just a little bit of poison will ruin the entire batch.

* Specifically, we are not to associate with those who call themselves Christians but don’t live like it.