2. Walking in the fear of the lord
Church Discipline
Walking in the fear of the lord

3. What is Church Discipline?
“training that develops self- control, character, or orderliness and efficiency”
Instructive – preventive in nature; teaching, training, and encouragement.
“treatment that corrects or punishes”
Corrective – punitive in nature; an effort to correct a problem that has arisen.

4. How Church Discipline is To Be Carried Out
Teaching and preaching - 2 Tim. 3:16-17
Examples of Faithful Christians - Phil. 3:17
Encouragement - Heb. 3:12-13
Private Rebukes - Matt. 18:15; Gal. 6:1
Public Rebukes - 1 Tim. 5:20; Gal. 2:11-14
Social Ostracism Matt. 18:17; 2 Thess. 3:14-15

5. The Reason We Practice Church Discipline
It is a command - 2 Thess. 3:6; 1 Cor. 5:4-5
To save the erring brother Cor. 5:5; James 5:19-20
Maintain the purity of the church Cor. 5:6-7
Maintain the honor and authority of Christ Thess. 1:11-12
Sends the right message - Acts 5:11

6. How the Erring Brother is To Be Treated
“do not keep company with him that he may be ashamed” - 2 Thess. 3:14
“Yet do not count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother” - 2 Thess. 3:15