First Post!!

Sooo.... this is my first post ever. And as I contemplate what to write about, quite a few things come to mind. As of late, I've been studying through 1 Corinthians - eye opening stuff there, trying to become better at meal planning, couponing, opening an etsy shop, learning to throw pottery, making Christmas gifts, and of course the ever growing addiction to Pinterest.

All those combined make for quite a busy day, and they don't even encompass all the daily doings of a busy wife and mom. Out of all these though, the thing closest to my heart at this moment is my study through 1 Corinthians 5. I've always had a hard time understanding Paul's writings, so this time I enlisted the help of a trusty commentary, and my eyes have been opened to many new truths about our God.

God, the creator of ALL, is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Yet for some reason the church today seems to miss this when they skim through the Old Testament to focus on the New Testament. God taught His people not to tolerate sin in their midst, but for some reason in our society today we take pride in the fact we not only tolerate sin, but embrace those committing it. Mind you, this is pertaining to men and women who profess to believe in Christ and follow God, not unbelievers.

Paul teaches the Corinthian church was in this same folly as we are today. They took pride in being able to tolerate outright transgressions and iniquity by members of their church. Our problem is we want to show only love and compassion without accountability. We don't want to hurt anyones feelings. But, the truth is God requires obedience from all who confess to know Him. And if the church, well not only the church, but each individual Christian refuses to hold fellow believers accountable, it will open the door for the same sin your brother is committing to come into your own life and others around you.

So, I encourage you to stop following the nicey-nice idealogies of society and follow the truths of the Lord instead. If you see a Christian brother or sister engaging in revilry, sexual immorality, drunkenness, or any of the other things Paul mentions, confront them about it and encourage them to repentance. Otherwise, Paul says we are to disassociate from them. We aren't to fellowship with them, we aren't to even eat a meal with them. We are to pray for them and their repentance while God deals with their sin.

This is heavy stuff, and if you have a friend or family member in this situation, it hurts. How do we approach someone we love and care about and tell them to turn from their ways or we will have to put them away from ourselves? simpy, we ask for God's strength to do so and His words to fill our mouths to change their hearts. And we do so out of love, so their souls may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus because seeing them forever in eternity is more important than seeing them all of their days on this earth.

May the Lord bless you today! I hope you've enjoyed my post as much as I enjoyed writing it. Until next time, farewell!