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There is also a discipline exercised by individual members of the church. Parents carry this out with their children (the most common and urgent discipline in this category), husbands and wives with each other, friends with friends. God calls us all to admonish and discipline each other (Col. 3:16,
Festering sin, whether in doctrine or in life, brings shame and dishonor to the name of Christ. That offence must be removed in the way of the exercise of discipline according to the principles of the Word of God. In sum, therefore, it may be said that the purpose of church discipline is this: 1) To
Church discipline is the God ordained means for the repentance of one who teaches false doctrine or one who manifests a walk with Satan in such sins as those listed in the form for the administration of the Lord’s Supper. Helpful in this issue is the commentary by Van Dellen and Monsma on the Church
Church Discipline, as seen above, is part of the essence of being a church. According to this article, if your church does not execute discipline, it does not deserve the name church. Why is Christian discipline necessary? There are many reasons why one might not want to have discipline. It is tough
32 One of the marks of the true church is Christian discipline. The elders must care for the flock using this mark. The members of the flock must see that this too is ordained by God in order that His church may remain holy. To have the final remedy of excommunication applied in a church is not a s
3:14), having described discipline in the strongest possible terms, insists that its main purpose is “the destruction of the flesh” and the “salvation of the spirit” in the day of the Lord Jesus. One of our church’s confessions, therefore, refers to it as “the last remedy.” Discipline does not, how
Our Church Order does not prescribe in detail the many things that are involved in the processes of spiritual discipline. It simply sets forth certain principles by which the church is to be guided in the performance of this duty. This is different than in the state or civil sphere. There a penal co
"As Christian discipline is of a spiritual nature, and exempts no one from civil trial or punishment by the authorities, so also besides civil punishment there is need of ecclesiastical censures, to reconcile the sinner with the church and his neighbor and to remove the offense out of the church of
Article 71: As Christian discipline is of a spiritual nature, and exempts no one from civil trial or punishment by the authorities, so also besides civil punishment there is need of ecclesiastical censures, to reconcile the sinner with the church and his neighbor and to remove the offense out of the
But the reception and use of them is an obligation for both means of grace. From this it follows that not adult baptism, but infant baptism is the rule, and no one must be denied baptism who in any way is to be considered as a member of the church. The Word and the sacraments of the Lord's Supper mu