Paul's judgment reveals the redemptive purpose of discipline - for the sinner as well as for the purity and witness of the church.
Paul, like a spiritual father, admonishes the Corinthians whom he regards as his spiritual children.
• He cares for them like a nursing mother and corrects them like a father would, urging them to walk in a manner worthy of God. (cf. 1 Thess 2:7,11)
• Paul taught them in word and by his example,
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