048. Discipline, Church

048. Discipline, Church

48 CHURCH DISCIPLINE

INTRODUCTION Church composed of members; standard of Christian conduct; members violate this; Christians members one of another.

I. DISORDERLY MEMBERS (1 Thessalonians 5:14;2 Thessalonians 3:6) 1. Who are disorderly members? (Romans 16:17 .) 2. Who the judge of disorderly conduct?

3. ls irregular attendance disorderly?

4. Is a failure to contribute disorderly?

5. Disorderly preachers.

II. HOW TO DEAL WITH DISORDERLY MEMBERS 1. Teach and admonish them.

2. Show them their wrongs.

3. Persuade them to correct them. (Galatians 6:1.) 4. Get others to help. (Matthew 18:15-20.) 5. Tell it to the church.

III. WITHDRAWALS 1. Who should withdraw? (1 Corinthians 5:5; 2 Corinthians 2:6.) 2. How it is to be done.

3. How then should one be treated?

4. How received back?

5. What should other churches do?

6. Can just the elders withdraw?

7. The fellowship of disorderly members.

8. "Roving" preachers and members. lV. LACK OF DISCIPLINE 1. Why not practiced more.

2. False ideas about discipline.

3. What would be the result if practiced more Loday?

4. How churches can correct their mistakes.