1. Pt. 1 “But we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition which he received from us.” 2 Thes.3:6

2. Discipline Discipline = Training which Corrects, molds, strengthens, or perfects - - to recall one to his senses, admonish, control InstructiveCorrective PositiveNegative

3. “Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.” Heb. 12:11 Disciplinary correction

4. 1 Corinthians 5 = put away 2 Corinthians 2 = receive him back Why? He repented !!

5.  Some walk disorderly  We cannot leave off any truth  A church that will not practice discipline does not have a right to exist

6. 1. God has always disciplined Adam & Eve Noah Sodom & Gomorrah Moses Israelites

7. 2. God disciplined in the early church Ananias and Sapphira Acts 5:1-11

8. 3. It is a command of God 2 Thes. 3:6 – command not urging Was it optional or necessary ? John 14:15

9. 4. We are to put away sin 1 Cor. 5:5-13 Purge out – or it will leaven whole lump Can’t have fellowship with sin

10. 5. Mark them and avoid them Rom. 16:17 Mark them Those who cause divisions Avoid them

11. Because God always has and He commands us to do so.

12. Not: To get rid of someone To get even To say that this person cannot be saved

13. 1. Maintain purity of Church Church is Bride = Rom. 7:4 Without spot = Eph.5:25-27

14. 2. To save the Church 1 Cor. 5:6-7 Get sin out or it will destroy the church. We must hate what God hates

15. 3. To shame the Sinner 2 Thes. 3:14 “ashamed” It will hurt anybody who has a conscience.

16. 4. To save the sinner 1 Cor. 5:5 “spirit may be saved” Jas. 5:20 “to save a soul”

17. 5. To teach Christians to live upright Matt. 5:13-16 Salt of the earth Light of the world

18. 6. To make the church grow Some think it will die Acts 5:11-14 – church grew

19. To save lost souls and to save the church

20. Pt. 1 “But we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition which he received from us.” 2 Thes.3:6

21. God commands it To save souls

23. Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249evanscoc@bellsouth.netwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Evening April 6, 2008