Wise as Serpents: Evil Comes to Eden (Part 2 of a sermon series by Jeff Crippen)

If evil came to Eden, that perfect paradise where everything had been pronounced "very good" by the Lord, why in the world would we not expect it to come among us today in the church? And yet, professing Christians seem to default to a kind of "willful blindness" to that evil, enabling the wicked and… Continue reading Wise as Serpents: Evil Comes to Eden (Part 2 of a sermon series by Jeff Crippen)

1 Corinthians 5:11 – does it apply only if there’s common knowledge of the person’s sin? (Part 2)

What I said in Part 1 of this two-part series doesn't imply there is no room for some kind of investigative process. But before I go further, this vital point needs to be made: If there are allegations of criminal behaviour, then the church must not be doing the investigation. If the church takes it upon… Continue reading 1 Corinthians 5:11 – does it apply only if there’s common knowledge of the person’s sin? (Part 2)