“The Purge”
BIBLE
READING: 1 Corinthians 5-8
Over the last few years there has been a series of movies and
now a television series that is called “The Purge”. The premise of the show (as I understand it)
is that in the future, the American government has declared that every
individual is capable of evil.
Therefore, to control this evil there has been designated one day a year
in which there is no law. Murder, rape,
stealing, and the such like are all legal and in fact glorified and encouraged
so that they can “purge” the evil from themselves. The thought behind this is that it somehow
releases a drive that everyone has within themselves for one night, making the
crime rate for the rest of the year be lower.
The Apostle Paul discusses the concept of a “purge” in 2 Corinthians
5.13, but that was not what he meant. To
“purge” means to “lift up, remove or take away”. In context of Paul’s writing, he is discussing
some issues of sexual morality that was going on among the brethren at
Corinth. Paul encourages them in I
Corinthians 5.9 “to not associate with sexually immoral people”. His reason is that they will not only
contaminate to the holiness of the church but will also give them a false sense
of security concerning their salvation.
Then, Paul says that we are to “Purge, the evil person from among you”
(I Corinthians 5.13). This purge is not
meant to allow for a release, but rather a measure taken to protect the
holiness of the church. However, it was also done to reveal to the sinful
person what benefits they would miss out on if they did not change their
ways. Culture has become more tolerant
and accepting of sexual immorality and sadly our churches have begun to follow
suit. Therefore, I agree with Paul…we
need a Purge, just not the kind we see in the movies; that would only make the
situation worse!
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