I. Religious Leaders (vv. 1-5). II. FAMILY & FRIENDS (vv. 6-11) A. Siblings and Spouses (v. 6). [Note: "If you brother… the wife you embrace/love"] B. Friends (v. 6) [Note: "your friend who is as your own soul" or "your closest friend"] C. Parents D. The Answer (v. 8). Deut. 13:8, you shall not yield to him or listen to him, nor shall your eye pity him, nor shall you spare him, nor shall you conceal him. E. The Result (vv. 9-11). III. Within the Church (vv. 12-18) This is a very difficult section to apply. Since we are not in a theocratic context, we can't and must not extinguish a city. Yet, it does point to excising such a group from the church. For us, this section may be a congregation in our denomination; a group or sect in a local church that has grown up. "So you shall purge the evil from your midst." (Deut. 13:5; cf. 1Cor. 5:13)
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Dr. Mark Herzer has been the pastor of Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church (P.C.A.) in Warminster, PA since 1997. Before this, he was ordained to labor as an Assistant Pastor of Korean United Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia (1992-1995). He received his M.A.R. and Ph. D....