Church Discipline Pt' 3

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Church Discipline
Pt. 3
But we command you, brethren, in the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw from every
brother who walks disorderly and not according to
the tradition which he received from us. 2
Thes.36
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Church Discipline
Why
God commands it
Purpose
To save souls
Unrepentant member
Who
Procedure
In prayer without partiality
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Church Discipline
Pt. 3

• How we should treat them
• Excuses for not practicing

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How Do You Treat Them ?

• They still need love
• John 1334-35 love one to another
• Withdraw yourselves
• 2 Thes. 36-15 admonish as brother

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How Do You Treat Them ?

• Mark and avoid them
• Rom. 1617 mark them which cause
  divisions...
• Not to eat with them
• 1 Cor. 511 ...not even to eat with such
  a person.

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How Do You Treat Them ?

• Put them away
• 1 Cor. 513 put away the wicked man from
  among yourselves.
• Admonish him
• 2 Thes 315 ...admonish him as a brother.

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How Do You Treat Them ?
Pray for them
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Excuses for not Practicing Discipline
1.Wheat Tares
Matt. 1324-43

• Objection
• God will do it at judgment
• Answer
• Not about discipline
• II Thes. 36

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2. Judge Not
Matt. 7 1-5

• Objection
• Should not judge others
• Answer
• Warning against hypocritical judging
• Righteous judgment

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3. Already Withdrawn from Us

• Objection
• Needs no further action
• Answer
• Misunderstand discipline
• Command to withdraw
• Church does the withdrawing

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4. Will do more Harm than Good

• Objection
• It will hurt the church
• Answer
• Not throwing people out of the church
• Acts 51-11 good results
• Does not hurt makes it healthier

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5. Lord adds we cannot subtract

• Objection
• God is to do the subtracting
• Answer
• Born again become member
• Unfaithful needs to repent
• Commanded to discipline

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6. None of us are without sin

• Objection
• No one has right to point out flaws
• Answer
• Clear out any skeletons
• Some sin willfully
• Must obey command to discipline

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Various Objections to Discipline

• It is not pleasant
• Im against it
• Weve never done it before
• I dont want to get involved
• We cant know the other persons heart
• Done to show authority

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Church Discipline
...woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!
1 Cor. 916
For I have not shunned to declare unto you all
the counsel of God. Acts 2026-27
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Church Discipline
We have a responsibility to carry out Gods
commands.
Let us not make excuses but practice discipline
to keep the church pure.
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Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 evan
scoc_at_bellsouth.net www.evansgachurchofchrist.org S
unday Evening April 20, 2008