1. When Fellowship is Withdrawn A Study of Church Discipline

2. 1 Timothy 1:18-20 2. False Teachers Disciplined:
1. Faithful to the Truth and Conscience
-Know and Stand for the truth
-Teach the whole counsel of God
-Know truth – do what is right.
2. False Teachers Disciplined:
- “Rejected” the truth: to teach a condemnable doctrine.
- “Shipwreck” the faith – convince others of error.
- “Delivered to Satan” – 1 John 5:19; Rom. 6:17-18; Colossians 1:13

3. Matthew 18:15-20 1. The Problem: 2. The Procedure:
- “a brother sins against you.”
-Specific, but not exact.
2. The Procedure:
-Private Meeting
-Small Group Meeting: (Deut. 19:15)
-Revealed to the Church
-Disciplinary Action: “let him be to you as a heathen and tax collector.”

4. 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 1. The Situation (verses 1-2)
-The Sin of the Man and the Church: Sexual immorality (adultery or fornication). Response from the church was wrong.
2. The Solution (verses 3-13)
-What? “remove from among you” and “deliver to Satan.”
-Why? Reasons: (1) Purify his soul, (2) Purity of the church, (3) Passover of Christ, (4) Previous Commands.

5. 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15 1. The Command Toward the Sinner (v 6)
-What? “keep away”
-Who? A brother who walks in idleness.
2. The Circumstances of the Sinner (vs 7-12)
-The example of Paul (vs 7-9)
-The Commands of Paul (vs 10-12): “man won’t work, neither shall he eat.” “work quietly, earn a living.”
-The Criteria on treating the sinner (vs 13-15): (1)Take note, (2) have nothing to do with, (3) shamed feelings, (4) brother warned.

6. 3 Questions: 1. What is church discipline? 2. Who is disciplined?
3. When and Why is disciplined practiced?

7. 1. What is church discipline?
“Fellowship” – found 14 times in the NT. Basic idea is sharing, join participation, community, association. A 2 sided relation.
There is a difference between those who abandon the fellowship, and those who are still in fellowship in matters of church discipline.
A recognition is still needed.

8. 1. What is church discipline?
“deliver to Satan” – 1 Tim. 1:19; 1 Cor. 5:5
“let him to you as a gentile and a tax collector” – Matthew 18:17
“removed from among you” - 1 Cor. 5:11
“not associate with” – 1 Cor. 5:11
“purge from among them – 1 Cor. 5:13
“have nothing to do with” – 2 Thess. 3:13-15

9. ANY SIN/ THING COULD CAUSE HIM TO LOSE HIS SOUL!
2. Who is disciplined?
ANY SIN/ THING COULD CAUSE HIM TO LOSE HIS SOUL!
-Brother who sins against you – Mat. 18
-Cause division – Rom. 16:17
-Immoral sins – 1 Cor. 5
-False doctrine – 1 Tim. 1
-Those who are able to work, but refuse – 2 Thess. 3

10. 3. Why and When is it Practiced?
-The process of Matthew 18; Galatians 6:1.
Why?
-Gain a brother – Matthew 18
-learn not to blaspheme – 1 Timothy 1
-Soul saved – 1 Cor. 5
-Purity of the church – 1 Cor. 5
-Jesus is our Passover – 1 Cor. 5
-Shame him to save him – 2 Thess. 3