Redeeming The Time

Fr. Seraphim Holland preaches from 1 Corinthians 5:9-6:11. St. Paul is always explicit about the moral requirements of Christianity. In our modern day, these requirements are forgotten, ignored or mocked. They all still apply. There are nuances in our modern day. We explain the two main admonitions that Paul makes in the selection, the first being not to associate with fornicators, covetous, etc. Christianity was growing in the midst of the pagan society it was a clear demarcation between those that did unclean things and those that did not. In our day, we have family members and business associates who are fornicators and engage in other unclean lifestyle choices. It is not realistic that we would never associate with them, but it is still required of a Christian that he applies to his personal life the apostle’s admonition: "Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God?"