How do Matt. 13:30, 1 Cor. 5:13, and 2 Tim. 2:21 Hang Together?

From: Questions and Answers on Scripture: From the Bible Treasury

Matthew 13:30; 1 Corinthians 5:13; 2 Timothy 2:21 • 1 min. read • grade level: 8

Question: Matt. 13:30³⁰Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. (Matthew 13:30), 1 Cor. 5:13, 2¹³But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person. (1 Corinthians 5:13)
²And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you. (1 Corinthians 5:2) Tim. 2:21. How do these scriptures hang together? B. A.

Answer: The first speaks of evil professors of the Lord, who are not our objects of extermination, but living in the field of the world till judgment falls at the end of the age. The second commands the wicked man to be at once put out of the church. The third provides for the day when the professing church sanctions vessels to dishonor, from which the faithful soul is bound to purge himself. Thus only can he be a vessel to honor, sanctified and meet for the master’s use, prepared unto every good work.

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