A problem the New Testament Openly Addresses
Part 1 — Forgiven, Yet Still Hurting
The New Testament repeatedly speaks to believers who are:
forgiven
justified
sanctified in Christ
…and yet are still harming one another.
Paul writes to the Corinthian church:
“To those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints.”
(1 Corinthians 1:2)
Yet throughout the same letter he confronts:
jealousy and strife — (1 Corinthians 3:3)
divisions and power struggles — (1 Corinthians 1:10–13)
sexual harm — (1 Corinthians 5:1)
exploitation and lack of love at the Lord’s Table — (1 Corinthians 11:17–22)
Paul does not question their salvation or forgiveness.
Instead, he diagnoses something deeper:
“For you are still fleshly. For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly and behaving like mere humans?”
(1 Corinthians 3:3)
This shows us clearly:
Forgiveness alone does not automatically heal formation, patterns, or relational distortion.
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A problem the New Testament Openly Addresses
Part 1 — Forgiven, Yet Still Hurting