July 13, 2010
1 Corinthians 5
Pastor Jason Yon
I’m not a big fan of confrontation. In fact, I don’t know many people who actually do like it.
However, Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 5 that we need to confront Christians who are living in immorality. It’s never easy to confront individuals with their wrongdoing. Yet it is important that we help them to turn their hearts to God and run from their sin. “When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is present, hand this man over to Satan, so that the sinful nature may be destroyed and his spirit saved on the day of the Lord.” (verses 4-5)
We need to get together with the individual in sin, encourage him/her to seek the Lord for help in healing the addiction and to get help from other believers through accountability. It is important that we confront the individual in love, helping him/her to understand that God does not hate the sinner, but hates the sin. He wants everyone to be whole and healthy.
If you or someone that you know needs help with a sexual addiction, I would invite you to check out the “Pure Desire” ministry: http://www.gracecovenantfamily.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=306
A Florida native, Jason Yon oversees birth-5th grade children’s ministries and directs the “Winner’s Circle” ministry to kindergarten-2nd graders.
