Treatment of Sinner in Church Discipline After the congregation has followed the proper process in disciplining the member who will not repent, it is essential that the whole congregation know how to treat the one disciplined. Do Not Socialize with Read more…
Procedure of Church Discipline (Part Two) Public Admonishment Church discipline requires that the church listen and speak. Jesus said, “And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church” (Mt. 18:17). The purpose for this command is Read more…
Procedure of Church Discipline Part One An elder once said, “We all know that we ought to improve church discipline, but nobody seems to know where to begin and how to do it”. Through lack of knowledge many souls who Read more…
Definition of Church Discipline Our English word for “discipline” comes from the Latin dicipulus meaning “pupil, disciple.” Thus, “discipline” originally referred to “teaching.” The idea of punishment was only secondary. A disciple is “one who accepts and follows a teacher of a Read more…
The Need For Church Discipline “Why, I never heard of the church withdrawing from anybody.” This statement came be heard across the nation in the New Testament church by those who have been members for forty years or more. Why? Read more…
A Vessel of Honor 20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor. 21 Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the Read more…
Taming the Tongue & the Perfect Man James 3:1-12 Once more James warns the saints of the proper use of the tongue. First, it has the power to direct others through teaching. Not everyone should be a teacher because of Read more…
Great Gain Through Godliness 1 Tim. 6:6-10 6 Now godliness with contentment is great gain. Paul is making a direct contrast with the motive of the false teachers in verse five. In fact, he agrees with them in part. Godliness Read more…
Parable of the Elder Son Luke 15:25-32 The design of the parables in Luke 15 was simply to justify Jesus’ conduct in receiving sinners, and to show to rejoice over their return was proper. The Pharisees did not like the Read more…
Parable of the Lost Son: The Road to Recovery Luke 15:17-24 The Road to Recovery • Realization The very first step down the road to recovery is realization of one’s true condition. “But when he came to himself, he said, Read more…