Day 284..."Hosea begins...Expelling church members?"

Hosea begins with marrying Gomer (unfaithful and very symbolic) and having three children all with negative names...Jezreel (for the blood of Jezreel), Lo-Ru-Hamah (which meant no mercy), and Lo-Ammi (for you are not my people and I am not your God). The second chapter speaks of both punishment and restoration. Jeremiah 22 has plenty of judgment and the why is told again..."Why has the Lord dealt thus with this great city?” And they will answer, “Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God and worshiped other gods and served them.” Paul comes down hard on sexual immorality, greed, slandering, and being a drunkard. He calls for their expelsion and uses the metaphor of yeast in the dough messing up the whole batch. Would expelling church members ever be right today? When the wrong behavior infiltrates the Church, the entire ministry can be impacted. This act should always be rare but may be necessary when the entire body is adversely impacted.