When you were a child, did you ever face down authority with the words, "You're not my mother, I don't have to do what you say."? I can recall taking that sassy and disrespectful tone with a neighbor one day and she responded, "No I am not your mother. But I know who she is and she will hear about this!" Ouch...I was busted big time.
Paul looked upon the Corinthians as his children, as founder of the church he had fatherly affection for them. Paul pleaded with the defiant Corinthians to stop their immoral behavior. He had been admonishing them to hang out with fellow believers who walked the walk. This portion of 1 Corinthians is once again admonishing the people to remove the unrepentant from their fellowship. He cautioned his children not to form binding relationships with unbelievers.
Paul looked upon the Corinthians somewhat like my neighbor looked upon me in my youth. He saw them as children (in the faith) who needed guidance and correction. They reacted to Paul in a manner similar to me with a "Your not the boss of me," attitude. I paid the consequences for my mistaken manners that day. Let's pray that we all grow up in the faith, that we all desire to do the right thing and we learn from our mistakes and change accordingly. After all, God is the boss of all of us.
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