Administer Church Discipline

Series Belgic Confession

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Title: Administer Church Discipline
Scripture: 1 Corithians 5:6-13
Belgic Confession Article 32
I. Its goal of purity
A. Personal purity (vs. 5)

B.  Congregational purity (vs. 6)

II. Its Christ centered foundation
A. Because of Christ (vss. 7, 8a)

B.  With sincerity and truth  (vs. 8b)

III. Its method of exclusion
A. Excludes unbelievers (vss. 9, 10)

B.  Is for "named brothers" (vs. 11)

C.  Judges only church members (vs. 12)

D.  Is required (vs. 13)

Conclusion: