What About Church Discipline

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What About Church Discipline?
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2 Timothy 17-8

• For God has not given us a spirit of timidity,
  but of power and love and discipline.
  8. Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony
  of our Lord or of me His prisoner

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A Subject NOT to be Avoided

• 1 Corinthians 5 introduces 2 church problems

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1 Corinthians 51-2

• It is actually reported that there is immorality
  among you, and immorality of such a kind as does
  not exist even among the Gentiles, that someone
  has his father's wife. 2. You have become
  arrogant and have not mourned instead, so that
  the one who had done this deed would be removed
  from your midst.

• A brother needed discipline, in sin and
  impenitent,
• Church family was not giving it.

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A Subject NOT to be Avoided

• 1 Corinthians 5 introduces 2 church problems
• 1st introduction might be Matthew 1815-18

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A Subject NOT to be Avoided

• 1 Corinthians 5 introduces 2 church problems
• 1st introduction might be Matthew 1815-18
• 2nd introduction might be Acts 5

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Consider the Questions

• What is church discipline?
• Why should we practice it?
• Who is it for?

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Hebrews 1211

• All discipline for the moment seems not to be
  joyful, but sorrowful yet to those who have been
  trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful
  fruit of righteousness.

It is unpleasant
What Is Church Discipline?
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1 Corinthians 54

• In the name of our Lord Jesus, when you are
  assembled, and I with you in spirit, with the
  power of our Lord Jesus,5. I have decided to
  deliver such a one to Satan

It is unpleasant
What Is Church Discipline?
It is public
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1 Corinthians 512-13

• For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Do
  you not judge those who are within the church?
  13. But those who are outside, God judges. REMOVE
  THE WICKED MAN FROM AMONG YOURSELVES.

It is unpleasant
What Is Church Discipline?
It is public
It is congregational
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1 Corinthians 513

• But those who are outside, God judges. REMOVE
  THE WICKED MAN FROM AMONG YOURSELVES

It is unpleasant
What Is Church Discipline?
It is public
It is congregational
It is removal
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1 Corinthians 511

• But actually, I wrote to you not to associate
  with any so-called brother if he is an immoral
  person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a
  reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler--not even
  to eat with such a one.

Not associating with
How do we remove ?
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2 Thessalonians 36, 14

• Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our
  Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every
  brother who leads an unruly life and not
  according to the tradition which you received
  from us.
• If anyone does not obey our instruction in this
  letter, take special note of that person and do
  not associate with him, so that he will be put to
  shame.

How do we remove ?
Not associating with
Keeping away from
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Romans 1616

• Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those
  who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to
  the teaching which you learned, and turn away
  from them.

Not associating with
How do we remove ?
Keeping away from
Turning away from
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Matthew 1817

• "If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the
  church and if he refuses to listen even to the
  church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax
  collector.

Not associating with
How do we remove ?
Keeping away from
Turning away from
Treating like Gentile
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2 Thessalonians 315

• Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish
  him as a brother.

Not associating with
How do we remove ?
Keeping away from
Turning away from
Treating like Gentile
Yet NOT like an enemy
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2 Thessalonians 314

• If anyone does not obey our instruction in this
  letter, take special note of that person and do
  not associate with him, so that he will be put to
  shame.

WHY?
To shame him
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1 Corinthians 55

• I have decided to deliver such a one to Satan
  for the destruction of his flesh, so that his
  spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

WHY?
To shame him
To save him
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1 Corinthians 56

• Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that
  a little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough?

WHY?
To shame him
To save him
To defeat a sinful influence
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1 John 53

• For this is the love of God, that we keep His
  commandments and His commandments are not
  burdensome.

WHY?
To shame him
To save him
To defeat a sinful influence
Because we love God
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1 Corinthians 59-11

• I wrote you in my letter not to associate with
  immoral people 10. I did not at all mean with
  the immoral people of this world, or with the
  covetous and swindlers, or with idolaters, for
  then you would have to go out of the world.
  11. But actually, I wrote to you not to associate
  with any so-called brother if he is an immoral
  person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a
  reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler--not even
  to eat with such a one.

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For brothers For
impenitent brothers
Who is it for?
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2 Thessalonians 36

• Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our
  Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every
  brother who leads an unruly life and not
  according to the tradition which you received
  from us.

For brothers For
impenitent brothers
Who is it for?
Those living unruly
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2 Thessalonians 314

• If anyone does not obey our instruction in this
  letter, take special note of that person and do
  not associate with him, so that he will be put to
  shame.

For brothers For
impenitent brothers
Who is it for?
Those living unruly
Those disobedient
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Titus 310

• Reject a factious man after a first and second
  warning,

For brothers For
impenitent brothers
Who is it for?
Those living unruly
Those disobedient
Those factious, impenitent
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Without Bogging Down

• We can see the seriousness of sin
• And the need for repentance
• And that sinful misbehavior in the church is not
  to be treated casually.
• How have you dealt with your sin?