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
Church Discipline
The Meaning of Discipline:
4.
Severe training, corrective of
faults; instruction by means of
misfortune, suffering,
punishment, etc.
Church Discipline
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.
Church Discipline
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
Church Discipline
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
Church Discipline
The Meaning of Discipline
by Old Testament Application
The 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 Children
Prov.3:11-12; 13:24; 22:15; 23:13
2. Of God toward His People
Deut.8:5; Job 5:17; Psalm 94:12
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The Meaning of Discipline
by New Testament Application
The 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.
Church Discipline
The Meaning of Discipline
by New Testament Application
Just like its O.T. counterparts,
paideia is also used in two senses:
1. Of Parents toward children, Eph.6:4
2. 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. Instructive
2. Corrective
Church Discipline
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.
Church Discipline
The Meaning of Discipline
Conclusions:
There are two kinds of discipline:
1. Instructive
2. 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.2:24-26