Truth Encounter: 1 Corinthians

A pastor discovers that two of his key elders have been wife swapping. A longtime members was just picked up on a charge of sexual abuse . A nationally known preacher has to resign his ministry because of the charge of embezzlement. There is hardly any headline that could shock God’s people and tragically desiring to be merciful and compassionate we have become complacent and passive when it comes to dealing with the malignancy of evil. How did the first century church maintain both compassion and purity?