"...lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices" (2:11)
How often do I miss the big picture? Satan will take advantage of us when we error one way or the other. It's like driving down a muddy road with deep ruts on either side. Satan doesn't care which rut we get into, he just wants us off the road and in the mud. In this case, we see the Corinthian church going from one error into another. They were refusing to address blatant, unrepentant sin in the church and Paul warned them about it in 1 Corinthians chapter 5. Now they addressed the sin but when the same man was broken and repentant the church refused to show grace. Satan taking advantage of pushing them from one rut right into another.
No accountability will allow sin to grow until it causes death (James 1:14-15).
No grace or forgiveness will lead to bitterness and often pride.
God will prompt us to deal with things in our lives and to get us out of our current rut. May we be careful not to simply fall into the one on the other side of the road. Only the Holy Spirit can guide us safely down the road and keep us out of the mud.
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