Psalms 15: 1 Who may worship in your sanctuary, Lord? Who may enter your presence on your holy hill? 2 Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right, speaking the truth from sincere hearts. 3 Those who refuse to gossip or harm their neighbors or speak evil of their friends. 4 Those who despise flagrant sinners, and honor the faithful followers of the Lord, and keep their promises even when it hurts. 5 Those who lend money without charging interest, and who cannot be bribed to lie about the innocent. Such people will stand firm forever.

if we read this... and we look at who seemed 'worthy' to worship in the temple.. we may never get there...  we may all be shut out from the house of God... I was thinking of this a few days ago when I read this other scripture:

1 Cor 5: 9 When I wrote to you before, I told you not to associate with people who indulge in sexual sin. 10 But I wasn’t talking about unbelievers who indulge in sexual sin, or are greedy, or cheat people, or worship idols. You would have to leave this world to avoid people like that. 11 I meant that you are not to associate with anyone who claims to be a believer yet indulges in sexual sin, or is greedy, or worships idols, or is abusive, or is a drunkard, or cheats people. Don’t even eat with such people.12 It isn’t my responsibility to judge outsiders, but it certainly is your responsibility to judge those inside the church who are sinning. 13 God will judge those on the outside; but as the Scriptures say, “You must remove the evil person from among you.”

I really have a problem with this scripture... confusion... 
would we really throw out anyone who is involved in sexual sin? and if we did.. would there be anyone left in the church? I mean.. lets get down and dirty honest... I have not engaged in sex.. but could I say I am completely pure... sin of the mind is the same as sin of the body...

if we put all of these people out of the church... would there be anyone left?  and... if we threw all of the sinners out the door and turned them over to satan.. then how would they be saved?... and surely I would be in the number of those thrown out... surely I sin still.... yet we find this in the old testament and in the new... we have told people all along that the church is a hospital for the sinners to get well.. yet this is not what the bible sounds like.. and we are taught to love people regardless of their actions... yet this is not what it looks like...

what I am sure of is this... God loves me even though I am totally screwed up and is proud that I am striving to do better... not that I have arrived.. but that I am trying to get there... daily... growing.. learning... so while we are all messed up.. we all need fellowship with those who love God.. let's never allow our human frailty to keep us from the house of God... and let's not judge the others who are there.. because we are surely messed up in one way or another just like everyone else...