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Believers discuss accountability around a table as ordinary neighbors pass peacefully outside the open doorway.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible.

1 Corinthians 5:9-13

Accountability Within, Kindness Beyond

Community Discipline and the New Feast · 1 Corinthians 5

Story guide: Paul distinguishes the church’s responsibility toward someone claiming to be a believer from judging outsiders, whom God judges.

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9I wrote to you in the letter not to associate with sexually immoral people,

10not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would have to go out of the world.

11But now I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother if he is sexually immoral or greedy or an idolater or abusive or a drunkard or a swindler—not even to eat with such a person.

12For what is it to me to judge outsiders? Is it not those inside that you are to judge?

13But God judges those outside. Remove the evil person from among yourselves.

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