Dare to Discipline

Dare to Discipline
Matthew 18:15-20

“Discipline” Webster: “Training that develops self control, character, or orderliness and efficiency.”

Church Discipline, whatever redemptive action a church takes to train a Christian to order his lifestyle according to God's Holiness.

The Problem
Abuse
Abdication

The Purpose
Glorification
Purification
Provocation
Prevention
Restoration

The Procedure
The Recipient
Doctrinal error (Gal. 1:8-9; I Tim. 6:3-5, 20-21; II Tim. 2:17-18, 24-26; Romans 16:17-20; II John 9-11)
Unbiblical Behavior
Divisive (Titus 3:10-11)
Immortality (I Corinthians 5:1-8)
Personal Differences (Phil. 4:1-3)
Overtaken in Sin (Gal. 6:1)
The Participants (Matt. 18:15-20)
Step #1 – Go in Private
Step #2 – Take two or three
Step #3 – Tell the church
Step #4 – Treat them as a Heathen
The Power (Matt. 18:18-20)
The Father in Heaven acts on our behalf
The Son and Holy Spirit on Earth act on our behalf

The Product – “gained a brother”