Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

(A Study of Church Discipline)

Published bySabina Williams Modified over 6 years ago

Similar presentations

Presentation on theme: "(A Study of Church Discipline)"— Presentation transcript:

1 (A Study of Church Discipline)
The Erring The Church Our Families Ourselves Saving (A Study of Church Discipline)

2 No matter what our own thinking may be!
Saving the Erring, the Church, Our Families, and Ourselves Church discipline is an effort to save the erring, save the church, save our families, and save ourselves. If we love God, care about the erring & want to save our families and ourselves – surely we want to follow God’s plan for saving the erring! No matter what our own thinking may be! No matter how difficult or painful the process may be! This is an emotionally charged subject Because close friends and family are often involved Some of the requirements of discipline are hard – in fact downright painful! Much like the MDR issues – Emotion overshadows knowledge Must begin with understanding that God’s way is best & works Word of God is our standard (1 Pet. 4:11; Col. 3:17) Comes down to a question of faith

3 (A Study of Church Discipline)
What is Discipline? Personal Offenses Public Offenses The Forgotten & Misunderstood Command The Purpose of Withdrawing & From Whom Should We Withdraw? The Case at Corinth (1 Cor. 5) – Part 1 The Case at Corinth (1 Cor. 5 & 2 Cor. 2, 7) – Part 2 The Case at Thessalonica (2 Thess. 3) How to Treat those Disfellowshipped Does it Apply to Family? Can We Withdraw from the Withdrawn? Procedure for Withdrawal Objections to and Questions about Withdrawal Saving The Erring The Church Our Families Ourselves

4 What is Discipline? “Church Discipline” to most means “withdrawing”
Saving the Erring, the Church, Our Families, and Ourselves What is Discipline? “Church Discipline” to most means “withdrawing” Objective: to see that “discipline” is much broader & should be practiced far more often than withdrawing. Will see that discipline is absolutely necessary in all areas of life

5 The Necessity of Discipline
Saving the Erring, the Church, Our Families, and Ourselves What is Discipline? The Necessity of Discipline

6 The Necessity of Discipline
When there is no penalty or consequence for a continual violation of law – there is no respect for the law or the lawgiver! Discipline is essential to all areas of life (where there is association by common purpose) Home School Society Sports Work Military Church Must be laws, rules, or policy Must be instruction (what is expected) Must be penalty / consequence The Necessity of Discipline

7 The Necessity of Discipline
When there is no penalty or consequence for a continual violation of law – there is no respect for the law or the lawgiver! Discipline is essential to all areas of life (where there is association by common purpose) Without discipline would be utter chaos (1 Cor. 14:33) No instruction No training No correction No improving Everyone does what he desires (Judges 21:25) The Necessity of Discipline

8 The Necessity of Discipline
When there is no penalty or consequence for a continual violation of law – there is no respect for the law or the lawgiver! Discipline is essential to all areas of life (where there is association by common purpose) Without discipline would be utter chaos (1 Cor. 14:33) Discipline is necessary within self Must have self discipline – self control (2 Pet. 1:6; 1 Cor. 9:26-27) If we discipline ourselves, little or no need for corrective church discipline! The Necessity of Discipline

9 The Necessity of Discipline
When there is no penalty or consequence for a continual violation of law – there is no respect for the law or the lawgiver! Discipline is essential to all areas of life (where there is association by common purpose) Without discipline would be utter chaos (1 Cor. 14:33) Discipline is necessary within self The fact that God tells us to discipline says it is necessary In the home (Prov. 13:24) Instruction & correction (2 Tim. 3:16-17) Warn the unruly (1 Thess. 5:14) Withdraw (1 Cor. 5:1-3; 2 Thess. 3:6-15) The Necessity of Discipline

10 The Necessity of Discipline The Meaning of Discipline
Saving the Erring, the Church, Our Families, and Ourselves What is Discipline? The Necessity of Discipline The Meaning of Discipline

11 The Meaning of Discipline
Discipline is not limited to “withdrawing” Illustrated: “Teaching” is not limited to oral instruction It includes withdrawing, but is much, much more! The Meaning of Discipline

12 The Meaning of Discipline
Discipline is not limited to “withdrawing” English word “discipline”: Noun: (AHD)  Training expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behavior, especially training that produces moral or mental improvement: was raised in the strictest discipline. a. Control obtained by enforcing compliance or order: military discipline. b. Controlled behavior resulting from disciplinary training; self-control: Dieting takes a lot of discipline. c. A state of order based on submission to rules and authority: a teacher who demanded discipline in the classroom.  Punishment intended to correct or train: subjected to harsh discipline. A set of rules or methods, as those regulating the practice of a church or monastic order. A branch of knowledge or teaching: the discipline of mathematics. The Meaning of Discipline

13 The Meaning of Discipline
Discipline is not limited to “withdrawing” English word “discipline”: Noun: (AHD) Verb: (AHD) To train by instruction and practice, as in following rules or developing self-control:The sergeant disciplined the recruits to become soldiers. See Synonyms at teach. To punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience. See Synonyms at punish. To impose order on: needed to discipline their study habits. Summary: Training Instruction Teach Punish Rules The Meaning of Discipline

14 The Meaning of Discipline
Discipline is not limited to “withdrawing” English word “discipline”: Word “discipline” as used in OT & NT OT: Prov. 3:11-12 – Chastening (discipline ESV) – has purpose to correct Prov. 13:24 – disciplines (Strongs: reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint) Prov. 23:13 – Correction (discipline NASV) – same word for “instruction” (v. 12) The Meaning of Discipline

15 The Meaning of Discipline
Discipline is not limited to “withdrawing” English word “discipline”: Word “discipline” as used in OT & NT OT: NT: 2 Tim. 3:16-17 – Instruction (fn: discipline) Same word: training (Eph. 6:4) Same word: chastening (Heb. 12:5,7,8,11) Thayer: paideia The Meaning of Discipline

16 Παιδεία (paideia) 1. the whole training and education of children (which relates to the cultivation of mind and morals, and employs for this purpose now commands and admonitions, now reproof and punishment): Eph. 6:4 [cf. W. 388 (363) note]; (in Grk. writ. fr. Aeschyl. on, it includes also the care and training of the body.) [See esp. Trench, Syn. § xxxii.; cf. Jowett’s Plato, index s. v. Education]. 2. whatever in adults also cultivates the soul, esp. by correcting mistakes and curbing the passions; hence a. instruction which aims at the increase of virtue: 2 Tim. 3:16. Thayer, J. H. (1889). A Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament: being Grimm’s Wilke's Clavis Novi Testamenti (p. 473). New York: Harper & Brothers.

17 The Meaning of Discipline
Discipline is not limited to “withdrawing” English word “discipline”: Word “discipline” as used in OT & NT OT: NT: 2 Tim. 3:16-17 – Instruction (fn: discipline) 1 Cor. 9:27 – discipline my body This is self discipline Literally means to beat black and blue (Thayer, 646) MEV: “bring and keep my body under subjection” NRSV: “punish my body and enslave it” NET: “I subdue my body and make it a slave” NCV: “I treat my body hard and make it a slave” LBP: “Like an athlete I punish my body, treating it roughly, training it to do what it should, not what it wants to do.” The Meaning of Discipline

18 The Meaning of Discipline
Discipline is not limited to “withdrawing” English word “discipline”: Word “discipline” as used in OT & NT Much of what we do in the service of God = discipline Teaching Studying Worship Encouragement The Meaning of Discipline

19 The Necessity of Discipline The Meaning of Discipline
Saving the Erring, the Church, Our Families, and Ourselves What is Discipline? The Necessity of Discipline The Meaning of Discipline Two Kinds of Discipline

20 Two Kinds of Discipline
Instructive - Teaching Word is to be taught to order our lives Deut. 6:1-4 John 6:44-45 Titus 2:11-12 2 Tim. 3:16-17 1 Thess. 5:12 Exhort one another (Heb. 3:12-13) Provoke one another to love and work (Heb. 10:24) This is preventative in nature! “To cut of the offender is good, to cure him is better, to prevent him from falling is best of all.” Two Kinds of Discipline

21 Two Kinds of Discipline
Instructive – Teaching Corrective Necessary in the home (Eph. 6:1-4; Heb. 12:5-12) Necessary in government / society (Rom. 13:1-7) Personal rebuke (Matt. 18:15-17) Warning the unruly (1 Thess. 5:14) Identifying the erring (Rom. 16:17) Withdrawing (Matt. 18:17; 1 Cor. 5; 2 Thess. 3) Two Kinds of Discipline

22 The Necessity of Discipline The Meaning of Discipline
Saving the Erring, the Church, Our Families, and Ourselves What is Discipline? The Necessity of Discipline The Meaning of Discipline Two Kinds of Discipline The Means of Discipline

23 The Means of Discipline
Public Instruction Public teaching (Acts 20:7, 20) Many sins are done in ignorance – public instruction informs and leads in right path. Many correct their ways because of what they learn from public instruction. The Means of Discipline

24 The Means of Discipline
Public Instruction Private Instruction & Exhortation Private teaching (Acts 20:20; 18:26; Gal. 6:1) Men, women and young people can do (2 Tim. 2:2) Individual teaching can meet specific needs The Means of Discipline

25 The Means of Discipline
Public Instruction Private Instruction & Exhortation Private Rebuke & Admonition Personal offenses should be handled privately (Matt. 18:15-17; Luke 17:3) This is an effort to keep a private matter and private matter This form of discipline (if handled correctly) may never be known by any others! The Means of Discipline

26 The Means of Discipline
Public Instruction Private Instruction & Exhortation Private Rebuke & Admonition Public Censure Time for public rebuke (Gal. 2:11-14; 1 Tim. 5:20) Time when names need to be mentioned (1 Tim. 1:18-20; 2 Tim. 2:17-18) False teachers may need to be identified (Rom. 16:17) The Means of Discipline

27 The Means of Discipline
Public Instruction Private Instruction & Exhortation Private Rebuke & Admonition Public Censure Social Ostracism Some are to be avoided (Rom. 16:17) From some should turn away (2 Tim.3:1-5) Some are to be rejected (Titus 3:10) Some are not to be received (2 John 9-11) Not to have company with withdrawn (1 Cor. 5:9-13; 2 Thess. 3:6-15) The Means of Discipline

28 The Necessity of Discipline The Meaning of Discipline
Saving the Erring, the Church, Our Families, and Ourselves What is Discipline? The Necessity of Discipline The Meaning of Discipline Two Kinds of Discipline The Means of Discipline God’s Use of Discipline

29 God’s Use of Discipline
Adam & Eve – driven from garden (Gen. 1:26-28; 2:8, 15-17; 3:22-14) Flood – wicked destroyed (Gen. 6:5-7; 7:21-23) Sodom & Gomorrah – burned for immorality (Gen. 19:24-29) Israel – in wilderness for lack of faith (Num. 14:28-35) Sabbath breaker – die (Num. 15:35) Moses – keep from promised land (Num. 20:12) Achan – stoned for his sin (Josh. 7:21-26) Prophet – disobeyed & killed (1 Kings 13) Ananias & Sapphira – died for lying (Acts 5:1-11) Peter – rebuked for sin (Gal. 2:11-12) Alexander & Hymenaeus – delivered to Satan (1 Tim. 1:18-20) God’s Use of Discipline

30 The Necessity of Discipline The Meaning of Discipline
Saving the Erring, the Church, Our Families, and Ourselves What is Discipline? The Necessity of Discipline The Meaning of Discipline Two Kinds of Discipline The Means of Discipline God’s Use of Discipline

Download ppt "(A Study of Church Discipline)"

Similar presentations

Church Discipline What? Purpose? Examples? Two kinds? Necessity? Why Not?

Church Discipline What? Purpose? Examples? Two kinds? Necessity? Why Not?
Gaining Good Homes! Part 2. Previously  Godly Families – the endangered species  Male Leadership Deficit (Ezek. 22:30; Jer. 5:1-9)  Men can stand in.

Gaining Good Homes! Part 2. Previously  Godly Families – the endangered species  Male Leadership Deficit (Ezek. 22:30; Jer. 5:1-9)  Men can stand in.
Ephesians 6:4 Training and Admonition of the Lord.

Ephesians 6:4 Training and Admonition of the Lord.
Luke 17:1-4 Do not be a stumbling block. 2 Stumbling block  skandalon (“a scandal”)  “occasion to fall (of stumbling), offence, thing that offends”

Luke 17:1-4 Do not be a stumbling block. 2 Stumbling block  skandalon (“a scandal”)  “occasion to fall (of stumbling), offence, thing that offends”
Don McClainW. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005 1.

Don McClainW. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/
3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. 4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the.

3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. 4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the.
Church of Christ at Adoue Street Alvin, Texas Church Discipline December 06, 2009 1 Discipline and the Church.

Church of Christ at Adoue Street Alvin, Texas Church Discipline December 06, Discipline and the Church.
Church Discipline What? Why? Who? When? How? Why Not?

Church Discipline What? Why? Who? When? How? Why Not?
Teaching a Bible Class Nehemiah 8:8-12. Importance of teaching gospel God’s plan uses teachers  Matt 28:19-20; Rom 1:15-16; 10:14; 1 Cor 1:21; 2 Tim.

Teaching a Bible Class Nehemiah 8:8-12. Importance of teaching gospel God’s plan uses teachers  Matt 28:19-20; Rom 1:15-16; 10:14; 1 Cor 1:21; 2 Tim.
Why the Law of Moses? Hebrews 8:4-7. The Covenants of God Proper understanding of the nature and purposes of the covenants of God is essential to “rightly.

Why the Law of Moses? Hebrews 8:4-7. The Covenants of God Proper understanding of the nature and purposes of the covenants of God is essential to “rightly.
Hebrews 12:3-8. As children we were disciplined, Heb. 12:10 As we grew older we learned self-discipline, 1 Cor. 9:24-27 Our heavenly Father disciplines.

Hebrews 12:3-8. As children we were disciplined, Heb. 12:10 As we grew older we learned self-discipline, 1 Cor. 9:24-27 Our heavenly Father disciplines.
Church Discipline The Meaning of Discipline:

Church Discipline The Meaning of Discipline:
1. In other lessons, we have talked about the husband and wife. This lesson will deal with what God expects of parents and the children which grace a.

1. In other lessons, we have talked about the husband and wife. This lesson will deal with what God expects of parents and the children which grace a.
DISCIPLINE WHAT IS DISCIPLINE?

DISCIPLINE WHAT IS DISCIPLINE?
Church Discipline. “I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called” (Eph. 4:1). Christians.

Church Discipline. “I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called” (Eph. 4:1). Christians.
Church Discipline II Thessalonians 3:6, 13-15. Church Discipline Most of us have the same reaction when we hear the word discipline It usually doesn’t.

Church Discipline II Thessalonians 3:6, Church Discipline Most of us have the same reaction when we hear the word discipline It usually doesn’t.
 We live in a world where every man defines “truth” based on his own ideas, wants, and desires (Judges 21:25).  God’s word teaches the exact opposite:

 We live in a world where every man defines “truth” based on his own ideas, wants, and desires (Judges 21:25).  God’s word teaches the exact opposite:
Turning Boundaries Into Barriers. Two Words boundaries : something that indicates or fixes a limit or extent barriers : 1 a : something material that.

Turning Boundaries Into Barriers. Two Words boundaries : something that indicates or fixes a limit or extent barriers : 1 a : something material that.
The first lesson a child must learn is respect for authority. Without it, nothing worthwhile will be instilled in our children A child who is not taught.

The first lesson a child must learn is "respect for authority". Without it, nothing worthwhile will be instilled in our children A child who is not taught.
Discipline.

Discipline.

Similar presentations

Ads by Google