The Forum
2019-10-27 – Definition of Church Discipline
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 doctrine or learner” (Funk and Wagnall). “Disciple” is methetes in Read more…