Church Discipline The Meaning of Discipline: 1. Treatment suited to a disciple or a learner; education; development of the faculties buy instruction and.

Church Discipline

The Meaning of Discipline:1. Treatment suited to a

disciple or a learner; education; development of the faculties buy instruction

and exercise; training.

Church Discipline

The Meaning of Discipline:2. Training to act in accordance

with established rules; accustoming to systematic and regular action; drill.

Church Discipline

The Meaning of Discipline:3. Subjection to rule;

submissiveness to order and control; state of discipline

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The Meaning of Discipline:4. Severe training, corrective of

faults; instruction by means of misfortune, suffering, punishment, etc.

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The Meaning of Discipline:5. Correction, chastisement;

punishment inflicted by way of correction and training.

Church Discipline

The Meaning of Discipline:6. The enforcement of methods

of correction against one guilty of ecclesiastical offenses;

reformatory or penal action toward a church member.

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The Meaning of Discipline

biblically: (key words)1. “Education” Ephesians 3:3-5

2. “Development” 1Peter 2:1-2; 3:18

3. “Instruction” Rom.15:4;1Tim.1:5

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The Meaning of Discipline

biblically: (key words)4. “Exercise” Hebrews 5:13-14

5. “Training” 1Timothy 4:7-8

6. “Drill” 1Timothy 3:15

7. “Chastisement” Hebrews 12:3-6

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The Meaning of Discipline by Old Testament ApplicationThe Hebrew equivalent of the

English “discipline” is musar- a derivative of yasar meaning “to bind, to tame, hence to correct, chastise, instruct, or admonish”

Church Discipline

The Meaning of Discipline by Old Testament Application

These two words (musar/yasar) are used in primarily two senses:

1. Of a Parents toward their ChildrenProv.3:11-12; 13:24; 22:15; 23:13

2. Of God toward His PeopleDeut.8:5; Job 5:17; Psalm 94:12

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The Meaning of Discipline by New Testament ApplicationThe Greek equivalent of the

English “discipline” is paideia which means to “bring up, rear a child; to train and teach, to educate; to chasten, discipline.

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The Meaning of Discipline by New Testament ApplicationJust like its O.T. counterparts,

paideia is also used in two senses:

1. Of Parents toward children, Eph.6:42. Of God toward His children,

Heb.12:5-11

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The Meaning of Discipline Conclusions:

There are two kinds of discipline:

1. Instructive2. Corrective

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The Meaning of Discipline Conclusions:In both the Old & New

Testaments, “discipline” is used both toward physical and spiritual

children. We must realize the importance of applying it in both realms in order to produce God’s

desired effects.

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The Meaning of Discipline Conclusions:

There are two kinds of discipline:

1. Instructive2. Corrective

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The Necessity of Church Discipline:

• as evidenced by Society• as evidenced by God’s

dealings with mankind

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The Means of Church Discipline:

• Public Instruction, Heb.10:25; 1Tim.4:13

• Private Instruction, Acts 20:20; 18:26; Gal.6:1

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The Means of Church Discipline:

• Private Rebuke/Admonition, Matt.18:15

• Public Rebuke/Censure, Gal.2:11-14; 1Tim.5:20

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The Means of Church Discipline:

• Congregational Withdrawal of Fellowship, 2Thess.3:6-14; 1Cor.5:1-13; 2Cor.2:5-11

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Conclusions:

Failure in any or all of these areas of

responsibility proves us to be disloyal to the commands of God.

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Conclusions:

Nothing is settled with the Lord until it is made right.

Let us ever be vigilent in the implementation of this

“plan of salvation” as well.

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The Purpose of Church Discipline:

• Is not to take Vengeance, Rom.12:19

• Neither is it to “Throw So-In- So out of the Church”

1Cor.5:13,5

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The Purpose of Church Discipline is to:

• Maintain the Authority & Honor of Christ,

Eph.1:22-23

• Save the Erring Brother! 1Cor.5:5

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The Purpose of Church Discipline is to:

• Maintain the Purity of the Church, 1Cor.5:6-7,9,13

• Maintain the Respect of the World, 1Cor.5:1; 1Tim.4:12

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The Proper Manner of Action for Church Discipline

• One calculated to accomplish the desired objective, Acts

19:32; Matt.18:15; Jas.5:20

• Characterized by kindness and love, 1Cor.16:13-14;

Col.3:12-13

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The Proper Manner of Action for Church

Discipline

• Practiced consistently and w/o partiality, 1Tim.5:21

• Taken with all wisdom at disposal, 2Tim.2:24-

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