This one will likely be
very short but it’s worth noting. There
is OT precedence for God judging those outside the covenant community by the
same morality in this life.
The introduction
section of v 1-4 contains a command to not do as the nations surrounding
Israel, sins for which they’ve been judged
Incidentally, they are
sexual, and the laws which Paul cites in 1 Corinthians 5-6(1 Corinthians 5-6) concerning the man sleeping with his mother
in law. The same moral law is assumed
even demanded today for believers, but also is the standard the unbeliever is
held up to. The word is the term for
sexual sins against OT law ( the judgment discussion is about church discipline not a command to
not witness to or influence the world around you).
Moses concludes in
24-30 Saying God mad the land “vomit out its inhabitants” for committing these
very sins. It should be no surprise our
society is collapsing today, though we’ve suffered the penalty for all our sins
in the body. Ultimately the collapse of
civilizations comes when through idolatry.
God holds nations to the same moral standard, you do them no favor in
refusing to influence the culture
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