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Church Discipline
The Meaning of Discipline:1. Treatment suited to a
disciple or a learner; education; development of the faculties buy instruction
and exercise; training.
Church Discipline
The Meaning of Discipline:2. Training to act in accordance
with established rules; accustoming to systematic and regular action; drill.
Church Discipline
The Meaning of Discipline:3. Subjection to rule;
submissiveness to order and control; state of discipline
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The Meaning of Discipline:4. Severe training, corrective of
faults; instruction by means of misfortune, suffering, punishment, etc.
Church Discipline
The Meaning of Discipline:5. Correction, chastisement;
punishment inflicted by way of correction and training.
Church Discipline
The Meaning of Discipline:6. The enforcement of methods
of correction against one guilty of ecclesiastical offenses;
reformatory or penal action toward a church member.
Church Discipline
The Meaning of Discipline
biblically: (key words)1. “Education” Ephesians 3:3-5
2. “Development” 1Peter 2:1-2; 3:18
3. “Instruction” Rom.15:4;1Tim.1:5
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The Meaning of Discipline
biblically: (key words)4. “Exercise” Hebrews 5:13-14
5. “Training” 1Timothy 4:7-8
6. “Drill” 1Timothy 3:15
7. “Chastisement” Hebrews 12:3-6
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The Meaning of Discipline by Old Testament ApplicationThe Hebrew equivalent of the
English “discipline” is musar- a derivative of yasar meaning “to bind, to tame, hence to correct, chastise, instruct, or admonish”
Church Discipline
The Meaning of Discipline by Old Testament Application
These two words (musar/yasar) are used in primarily two senses:
1. Of a Parents toward their ChildrenProv.3:11-12; 13:24; 22:15; 23:13
2. Of God toward His PeopleDeut.8:5; Job 5:17; Psalm 94:12
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The Meaning of Discipline by New Testament ApplicationThe Greek equivalent of the
English “discipline” is paideia which means to “bring up, rear a child; to train and teach, to educate; to chasten, discipline.
Church Discipline
The Meaning of Discipline by New Testament ApplicationJust like its O.T. counterparts,
paideia is also used in two senses:
1. Of Parents toward children, Eph.6:42. Of God toward His children,
Heb.12:5-11
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The Meaning of Discipline Conclusions:
There are two kinds of discipline:
1. Instructive2. Corrective
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The Meaning of Discipline Conclusions:In both the Old & New
Testaments, “discipline” is used both toward physical and spiritual
children. We must realize the importance of applying it in both realms in order to produce God’s
desired effects.
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The Meaning of Discipline Conclusions:
There are two kinds of discipline:
1. Instructive2. Corrective
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The Necessity of Church Discipline:
• as evidenced by Society• as evidenced by God’s
dealings with mankind
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The Means of Church Discipline:
• Public Instruction, Heb.10:25; 1Tim.4:13
• Private Instruction, Acts 20:20; 18:26; Gal.6:1
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The Means of Church Discipline:
• Private Rebuke/Admonition, Matt.18:15
• Public Rebuke/Censure, Gal.2:11-14; 1Tim.5:20
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The Means of Church Discipline:
• Congregational Withdrawal of Fellowship, 2Thess.3:6-14; 1Cor.5:1-13; 2Cor.2:5-11
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Conclusions:
Failure in any or all of these areas of
responsibility proves us to be disloyal to the commands of God.
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Conclusions:
Nothing is settled with the Lord until it is made right.
Let us ever be vigilent in the implementation of this
“plan of salvation” as well.
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The Purpose of Church Discipline:
• Is not to take Vengeance, Rom.12:19
• Neither is it to “Throw So-In- So out of the Church”
1Cor.5:13,5
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The Purpose of Church Discipline is to:
• Maintain the Authority & Honor of Christ,
Eph.1:22-23
• Save the Erring Brother! 1Cor.5:5
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The Purpose of Church Discipline is to:
• Maintain the Purity of the Church, 1Cor.5:6-7,9,13
• Maintain the Respect of the World, 1Cor.5:1; 1Tim.4:12
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The Proper Manner of Action for Church Discipline
• One calculated to accomplish the desired objective, Acts
19:32; Matt.18:15; Jas.5:20
• Characterized by kindness and love, 1Cor.16:13-14;
Col.3:12-13
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The Proper Manner of Action for Church
Discipline
• Practiced consistently and w/o partiality, 1Tim.5:21
• Taken with all wisdom at disposal, 2Tim.2:24-
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