1 Cor 5:9-13 (NIV) I have written you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people— 10 not at all meaning the people of this world who are immoral, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. 11 But now I am writing you that you must not associate with anyone who calls himself a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a slanderer, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.
12 What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? 13 God will judge those outside. "Expel the wicked man from among you."
NOTE: Paul refers to a previous letter, of which, we have no copy today. Apparently, the letter was not worth saving or not inspired. In the letter he tells the readers to avoid sexually immoral people, but he was not referring to the people of this world, but to those inside the church. We are to judge those inside the church, at least in a limited sense. I would not judge a person's motives or a person's convictions or behavior that does exhibit a pattern. We are to judge public sin, doctrine, and a pattern of sin. At least that are the boundaries that scripture suggests. And we are to expel the brother or sister who refuses to repent of their sin.
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