Producing fruit requires understanding, not just hearing.
The fruit of The Spirit reflects the personality of FATHER. Our fruit can be hindered if we allow contamination to take place. We are urged to have no fellowship with unholiness for it will keep us from dwelling in the Secret Place.
Further, being neutral is taking a position thus apathy in dealing with spiritual issues and is no different than acceptance of the adversary’s plans.
In 1 Corinthians chapter 5, Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit:
5 1–2 It’s been widely reported that there is gross sexual immorality among you—the kind of immorality that’s so revolting it’s not even tolerated by the social norms of unbelievers. Are you proud of the fact that one of your men is having sex with his stepmother? Shouldn’t this heartbreaking scandal bring you to your knees in tears? You must remove the offender from among you!
3 Even though I am physically far away from you, my spirit is present with you. And as one who is present with you, I have already evaluated and judged the perpetrator. 4 So call a meeting, and when you gather together in the name of our Lord Jesus, and you know my spirit is present with you in the infinite power of our Lord Jesus, 5 release this man over to Satan for the destruction of his rebellious flesh, in hope that his spirit may be rescued and restored in the day of the Lord.
6 Boasting over your tolerance of sin is inappropriate. Don’t you understand that even a small compromise with sin permeates the entire fellowship, just as a little leaven permeates a batch of dough? 7 So remove every trace of your “leaven” of compromise with sin so that you might become new and pure again. For indeed, you are clean because Christ, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed for us. 8 So now we can celebrate our continual feast, not with the old “leaven,” the yeast of wickedness or bitterness, but we will feast on the freshly baked bread of innocence and holiness.
We must have no fellowship with those who would contaminate us with their sin. However, we are meant to minister repentance to them. Ministry is different than fellowship.
FATHER has no problem in allowing the destruction of the flesh to occur for those who have decided to live a life in darkness. They will have a later opportunity to repent once they are no longer influenced and submitted to their fleshly desires.
In response to the Corinthians taking a stand against the man who was committing incest, Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians chapter 2:
6 I believe that your united rebuke has been punishment enough for him. 7 Instead of more punishment, what he needs most is your encouragement through your gracious display of forgiveness. 8 I beg you to reaffirm your deep Love for him.
9 You see, I wrote previously in order to see if your hearts would pass the test and if you were willing to follow my counsel in everything. 10 If you freely forgive anyone for anything, then I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I did so for you before the face of Christ, 11 so that we would not be exploited by the adversary, Satan, for we know his clever schemes.
Satan would have us tolerate sin and become “galvanized” toward it and allow it to cohabitate among the brethren thus contaminating the whole group of believers. We must understand the correction side of Agape Love and know it is just as important as the grace and mercy aspect. We must not compromise our desire to walk in Holiness. We must confront sin “in the camp” and not allow it to be found among us. Maintaining neutrality toward sin is unacceptable.
If we are to walk unhindered on the Highway of Holiness, we must not allow ourselves to be compromised and we must actively take a stand against anything that would hinder our walk. We must be uncompromising in our thoughts, speech, and actions. As we become fully trustworthy in our uncompromising walk, FATHER will impart a greater level of power and authority for ministry toward mankind.
In chapter 35, Isaiah prophesied by The Holy Spirit of this walk in Holiness:
1 The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them,
And the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose;
2 It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice,
Even with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
The excellence of Carmel and Sharon.
They shall see the glory of the LORD,
The excellency of our God.
3 Strengthen the weak hands,
And make firm the feeble knees.
4 Say to those who are fearful-hearted,
“Be strong, do not fear!
Behold, your God will come with vengeance,
With the recompense of God;
He will come and save you.”
5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
And the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
6 Then the lame shall leap like a deer,
And the tongue of the dumb sing.
For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness,
And streams in the desert.
7 The parched ground shall become a pool,
And the thirsty land springs of water;
In the habitation of jackals, where each lay,
There shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
8 A highway shall be there, and a road,
And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness.
The unclean shall not pass over it,
But it shall be for others.
Whoever walks the road, although a fool,
Shall not go astray.
9 No lion shall be there,
Nor shall any ravenous beast go up on it;
It shall not be found there.
But the redeemed shall walk there,
10 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return,
And come to Zion with singing,
With everlasting joy on their heads.
They shall obtain joy and gladness,
And sorrow and sighing shall flee away.