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Discipline Definitions

• Websters Online Dictionary (2001).
• Noun
• A branch of knowledge.
• A system of rules of conduct or method of
  practice.
• The trait of being well behaved.
• Training to improve strength or self-control.
• The act of punishing.
• Verb
• Train by instruction and practice esp. to teach
  self-control.
• Punish in order to gain control or enforce
  obedience.

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Discipline Definitions

• Mirriam Websters Online Dictionary (2009).
• Punishment.
• (obsolete) Instruction.
• A field of study.
• Training that corrects, molds, or perfects the
  mental faculties or moral character.
• a Control gained by enforcing obedience or
  order
• b Orderly or prescribed conduct or pattern of
  behavior
• c Self-control.
• A rule or system of rules governing conduct or
  activity.

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Discipline Bible

• NT Greek paideia
• Tutorage, education, training, instruction
  primarily denotes training of a child.
• Chasten, disciplinary correction
• Examples.
• Eph 64. Fathers train, discipline their
  children.
• See also Prov 1324, 1918, 2215, 2313-14,
  2915
• Heb 123-11. God chastens, disciplines his
  children. See also Prov 311-12.
• Rev 319. Jesus rebukes and chastens,
  disciplines his church. As many as I love, I
  rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and
  repent.
• 2 Tim 316. Scripture instructs, disciplines its
  reader or hearer.

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Discipline Instruction

• 2 Tim 3 4.
• 2 Tim 314-17.
• 16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of
  God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof,
  for correction, for instruction in righteousness,
  
• 14 you must continue in the things which you
  have learned and been assured of Why?
• 2 Tim 31-9. Perilous times and men 5 from
  such people turn away!
• 2 Tim 41-5. 2 Preach the word! to combat 3
  itching ears.
• Instruction regarding discipline requires the
  exercise of discipline when giving instruction.

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Discipline Instruction

• 1 Tim 3 4.
• 1 Tim 314-16.
• 16 I write so that you may know how you ought
  to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is
  the church of the living God, the pillar and
  ground of the truth.
• 1 Tim 41-5, 7. Summary of apostasy.
• 1 Tim 46, 11, 13, 16.
• 6 instruct the brethren in these things
• 11 These things command and teach.
• 13 give attention to reading, to exhortation,
  to doctrine.
• 16 Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine.
  Continue in them
• Instruction regarding discipline requires the
  exercise of discipline when giving instruction.

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Discipline Instruction

• Rom 161-19.
• 3-16 Greet
• 17 Now I urge you, brethren, note those who
  cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the
  doctrine which you learned, and avoid them.
• 2 Jn 4-11.
• 4-6 walking in truth according to His
  commandments.
• 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring
  this doctrine, do not receive him into your house
  nor greet him 11 for he who greets him shares in
  his evil deeds.
• Titus 19 21. Elders rebuke with sound
  doctrine insubordinate, idle talkers, deceivers.
  (See also 1 Tim 34-5 ? 1 Tim 314 416.)
• Acts 2027-32. Paul exhorts the Ephesian elders
  to guard heed the flock against the wolves.
• Acts 1711. Discipline of the hearer is also
  needed.
• Eph 411-16. Whole church equips saints to be
  disciplined in doctrine.

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Discipline Correction

• 1 Cor 51-13.
• 1 sexual immorality among you not even
  named among Gentiles
• See Rom 128-31 1 Cor 69-10.
• 2,6 And you are puffed up, and have not rather
  mourned, your glorying is not good.
• See Rom 61-2.
• 3 For I indeed have already judged him who
  has done this deed.
• 12 Do you not judge those who are inside?
• Compare Mt 71-6 Rom 1413 with Jn 724 Jn
  1247-48 1 Cor 214-16.

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Discipline Correction

• 1 Cor 51-13.
• 11 not to keep company with anyone named a
  brother who is sexually immoral not even to eat
  with such a person.
• See Mt 1815-17 (let him be to you like a
  heathen and a tax collector.)
• Compare with 1 Corinthians 1027-33.
• 7 purge out the old leaven, that you may be a
  new lump
• See Mt 165-12.
• 13 put away from yourselves the evil person.
• See Deut 131-5 172-7 178-13 2118-21
  2213-30.
• See also Acts 51-11 1 Tim 520.

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Discipline Correction

• 1 Cor 51-13.
• 5 deliver such a one to Satan for the
  destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be
  saved
• See 2 Cor 26-9 Gal 61 Jms 519-20. Consider
  Lk 1511-32.
• 2 Thess 36-15.
• 6 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.
• 13 But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary
  in doing good. 14 And if anyone does not obey our
  word in this epistle, note that person and do not
  keep company with him, that he may be ashamed. 15
  Yet do not count him as an enemy, but admonish
  him as a brother.

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• Eph 525-27.
• 25 just as Christ also loved the church and
  gave Himself for her, 26 that He might sanctify
  and cleanse her with the washing of water by the
  word, 27 that He might present her to Himself a
  glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or
  any such thing, but that she should be holy and
  without blemish.

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