11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one. 12 For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? 13 God judges those outside. “Purge the evil person from among you.”
We have already seen Paul's rebuke of this church for their arrogance. One demonstration of that was in the area of "tolerance." They boasted because they treated the blatant immorality of a professing member as "acceptable." Meanwhile, they kept up their appearance as a church by pointing out immorality of differing sorts outside the church. They had it backwards. Paul then used the illustration of leaven - that once introduced into the loaf it spreads throughout. Accepting any immorality, greed, dishonesty, or other besetting sin will "set up" a scenario where anyone will feel permitted to do any of the above and demand to be deemed acceptable. We need to do our job and allow God to do His: God judges those outside. “Purge the evil person from among you.”
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