Church Discipline

The Protestant reformers noted that there are three "marks by which the church is known": the preaching of sound doctrine, the pure administration of the sacraments, and the exercise of church discipline to correct faults. While most believers today would have no problem with the importance of sound doctrine and the administration of the sacraments (or "ordinances" depending on one's particular denominational persuasion), sadly, church discipline is a virtually unknown concept in many of those same churches. Does the church today bear any responsibility to ensure that her members are disciplined? If so, how is this done in such a way as to simultaneously please God and promote spiritual health? Listen now as Pastor Tim explains the importance of guarding a regenerate church membership through loving, formative, biblical church discipline.