“And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.”
And you are proud! Shouldn't you rather have gone into mourning and have put out of your community the man who has done this? — 'Proud' (physioō, puffed up) reveals misplaced values: the Corinthians boast in wisdom while tolerating sin. Appropriate response is 'mourning' (penthos, grieving the church's defilement). 'Put out' (airō, remove) means excommunication. The failure to discipline is spiritual negligence masquerading as grace.
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