1 Corinthians 5:11 "do not eat with them" — does not apply to family relationships

Mike reads 1 Corinthians 5:11: do not associate with anyone who bears the name of a brother but is sexually immoral, greedy, idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler — not even eat with such a one. He clarifies Paul is talking about an ongoing lifestyle, not isolated sin (Paul says many of them used to be these things). The communal meal context is the weekly fellowship gathering of the local church — the question is about church membership and table fellowship, not all social contact. Evidence it does not apply to family: 1 Peter 3 (wives of disobedient husbands told to win them by conduct — the marriage relationship is not ended or meal-fellowship cut off). Application: a child in an active homosexual lifestyle, a drunkard family member, an idolater cousin — you do not cut off the family relationship; you should be more loving and kind so they might be won to Christ. The church fellowship line is where you draw it: they cannot participate in church communal life as though they are in full standing. Do not give them false assurance of salvation.