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    The document provides guidance on practicing church discipline. It outlines the purposes of church discipline as glorifying God, maintaining purity in the church, vindicating Christ's honor, reclaiming offenders, deterring sin, and preventing God's judgment. The procedures for discipline involve first privately confronting a sinning believer, then involving one or two witnesses, telling the church, and removing the person from the fellowship if they remain unrepentant. The goal is to restore the sinner through a process of gentleness, love, patience and fairness.

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    The document provides guidance on practicing church discipline. It outlines the purposes of church discipline as glorifying God, maintaining purity in the church, vindicating Christ's honor, reclaiming offenders, deterring sin, and preventing God's judgment. The procedures for discipline involve first privately confronting a sinning believer, then involving one or two witnesses, telling the church, and removing the person from the fellowship if they remain unrepentant. The goal is to restore the sinner through a process of gentleness, love, patience and fairness.

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    The document provides guidance on practicing church discipline. It outlines the purposes of church discipline as glorifying God, maintaining purity in the church, vindicating Christ's honor, reclaiming offenders, deterring sin, and preventing God's judgment. The procedures for discipline involve first privately confronting a sinning believer, then involving one or two witnesses, telling the church, and removing the person from the fellowship if they remain unrepentant. The goal is to restore the sinner through a process of gentleness, love, patience and fairness.

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    HOW TO PRACTICE CHURCH DISCIPLINE

    Bill Zimmer Lay Elder, Grace Community Church I. Purpose A. The Church's Purity 1. 2. 3. 4. B. C. Purity marks God's Word Purity is demanded of God's people Purity qualifies God's shepherds Purity distinguishes God's church

    The Whole Message Love and Truth 1. Chronological sequence a. b. c. 2. Revelation of His commandments (truth) Response to His commandments (obedience) Result of acting upon His commandments (love)

    Practical outworking of love in Scripture illustrate the point a. b. c. d. Christian brother Father-Son Heavenly Father-Child of God Shepherds-Flock

    D.

    Love and Discipleship 1. 2. 3. 4. The church is to be pure The church's purity is determined from the whole of God's Word Love and truth are inseparable Authentic Christian discipleship results from truth acted out in love

    E.

    The Purposes of Church Discipline/Restoration

    1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. II. Precepts A. B. C. D.

    To glorify God To maintain the purity of the church To vindicate the integrity and honor of Christ To reclaim offenders To deter others from sin To prevent giving cause for God to set Himself against a local church

    Believers are to separate themselves from other believers who knowingly and rebelliously continue in doctrinal error Believers are to separate themselves from other believers whose behavior is knowingly and rebelliously wrong Believers are to separate themselves from unbelievers as far as joining in common enterprises Biblical Practices 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Proper discipline by a believer toward a professed believer in doctrinal error Improper relationships by a believer toward a professed believer in doctrinal error Proper discipline by a believer toward a professed believer in behavioral error Improper relationships by a believer toward a professed believer in behavioral error Proper separation by a believer from an unbeliever Improper separation by a believer from an unbeliever

    II.

    Procedures A. What it is not 1. 2. 3. B. A witch hunt A way to get even An investigation of rumor

    What it is

    1. 2. C. Purpose 1. 2. 3. 4. D. Practice 1. 2.

    Sin against you personally Sin that is known

    Win your brother Restore the sinner Lead to repentance Avoid God's interaction

    With gentleness With love a. b. God to you Father to son

    3. 4. 5. E.

    Without hypocrisy With patience With fairness

    Unnecessary elements 1. 2. 3. Public confession Details made public Corporal punishment

    F.

    Steps - Matthew 18:15-20

    Church Discipline Dealing with Sinning Christians


    You have first hand knowledge of sin in the Body of Christ

    He may not be saved (Matthew 13:26-27)

    Reprove him privately (Matthew 18:15; Luke 17:3)

    You have served your brother and won him You have served your brother and won him You have served your brother and won him You have served your brother and won him

    He continues to live in sin (1 John 1:6)

    Reprove him before one or two witnesses (Matthew 18:16; Deuteronomy 19:15)

    He may be chastened by God (Hebrews 12:6)

    Reprove him before the church (Matthew 18:17; 1 Timothy 5:20)

    God may take him (1 John 5:16 1 Corinthians 11:30)

    Put him out of the fellowship (Matthew 18:17; 1 Corinthians 5:5 1 Timothy 1:20) and turn away from him

    You have fulfilled your obligation (Acts 20:26-27)

    1. 2. 3. 4. IV. A Final Note

    Private confrontation v.15 Witnesses v.16 Tell the church v.17 Remove from church v.17

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