Jan 11, 2023 · Church discipline is the process of correcting sinful behavior among members of a local church body for the purpose of protecting the church, restoring the sinner to a right walk with God, and renewing fellowship among the church members.

Oct 12, 2022 · Church discipline is not man’s idea, but God’s. Learn more about what it is and why it's so purposeful in the Christian life.

Church discipline is the process of correcting sin in the life of the congregation and its members. Church discipline typically starts privately and informally, growing to include the whole church only when necessary.

In Matthew 18:15-17, Jesus sets forth the four step process of church discipline: (1) tell him his sin alone; (2) take some witnesses; (3) tell the church; and (4) treat him as an outsider. Step One (Matt. 18:15). The process of church discipline begins on an individual level.

Jul 25, 2013 · Church discipline is the mechanism that the Lord has decreed for the designating and building up of His church, the family of God. The church is not just an organization—it is the living embodiment of God's purpose and plan to redeem sinners and reconcile them to Himself.

Though church discipline is a very difficult area of doctrine and one hard to practice, it nevertheless rests upon the divine authority of Scripture and is vital to the purity, power, progress, and purpose of the church.

Jan 9, 2018 · Church discipline makes sense when you understand what the church is. If the church were a building, then discipline might involve better property management. If the church were just an institution, then discipline might be about organizational restructuring.

Aug 13, 2017 · The church must practice biblical church discipline toward professing Christians who persist in known sin. Perhaps no verse is so taken out of context and misapplied as Matthew 7:1, “Do not judge so that you will not be judged.”

Jun 22, 2023 · Church discipline is a hard “pill" for all of us to take and even harder for church leaders because of the great responsibility that comes with their authority. So, what does the Bible say about healthy or correct church discipline?

Aug 13, 2006 · Toward the church itself, church discipline restores purity and deters others from sinning. Toward the world, church discipline displays God’s standards of holiness and draws a line between the church and the world.