New Testament Institute Manual Comments about 1 Cornintians chapters 5-6

Elder Neal A. Maxwell of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles expounded on this teaching, pointing out that even a good person cannot remain unaffected by unrighteous influences:

“Do not company with fornicators—not because you are too good for them but, as C. S. Lewis wrote, because you are not good enough. Remember that bad situations can wear down even good people. Joseph had both good sense and good legs in fleeing from Potiphar’s wife” (“The Stern but Sweet Seventh Commandment,” in Morality [1992], 29).

All forms of sexual immorality are contrary to God’s law. However, God provides the opportunity for forgiveness to those who truly repent. Paul taught that some who had been guilty of sexual sins had repented and were now washed clean and “justified in the name of the Lord Jesus” (1 Corinthians 6:11).

Regarding Paul’s teachings about immoral behavior, it is important to remember that, as President Gordon B. Hinckley stated, “We cannot condone the sin, but we love the sinner” (“The Fabric of Faith and Testimony,”Ensign, Nov. 1995, 89)