Chapter 11: God’s Eternal Character

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dishonest [or supports abortion]; never even have a meal with anybody of that kind.”

“It is no concern of mine to judge outsiders. It is for you to

judge those who are inside, is it not? But outsiders are for God to judge. You must banish this evil-doer from among you.” 1 Cor. 5:9-13 NJB

You Are To Judge Those In The Church!

You Are To Ban Evil Doers From The Church!

God Judges Those Who Are Outside The Church!

Note: I have added the “or supports abortion” comment because God has made it clear to this apostle that supporting abortion is also evil and would be applied to the verse today. I myself used to support abortion. Are you shocked? Yes, it is true. I will talk about how I came about changing

my position later. Stay tuned.

There comes a time in which the world might demand that you do something that is directly against God’s will, something evil and wrong. If so, you must stand your ground and say no. For example, if Paul Hill was a

medical doctor, he might have had to face a situation where his supervisor demanded that he perform an elective abortion on some baby. Of course he would have said no, because God’s Word makes that decision clear. If we walk with God, He expects us to hold His righteousness higher than any law

or demand of the world in our life. This is part of His eternal character.

“Whether or not it is right to you authorities that we obey God, you

decide. As for us, we cannot help but obey our God.” That was the attitude of the apostles. What is your attitude about obeying men instead of God?