A Christian proven to be unrepentantly committing any and all sins should have fellowship withdrawn from them after repeatedly pleading with them to repent.… Read More 1 Corinthians: “Purge The Evil Person From Among You”
Just as a small amount of leaven within a lump of unleavened dough will quickly leaven all of it, the undisciplined sin of just one Christian will quickly influence other Christians to sin too. The point of Christianity is to be like Jesus and thus different from how one was before they obeyed the gospel (Rom. 6:6-7; 8:29). Towards that end, by disfellowshipping their unrepentant brother the Corinthians would be “cleans(ing) out the old leaven” of sin and thus helping themselves to “be a new lump” of “unleavened” bread (5:7a), i.e., a new creation who reflects Jesus (Col. 3:10). … Read More 1 Corinthians: “Cleanse Out The Old Leaven”
This brother had already allowed Satan to rule in his heart, so by withdrawing fellowship from him and casting him from their midst the church would be putting him back into the kingdom which Satan reigned (Col. 1:13a; John 12:31; 2 Cor. 4:4; 1 John 5:19).… Read More 1 Corinthians: “Deliver This Man To Satan”
I have some thought questions about fellowship in the digital age. We usually see fellowship being withdrawn from only those within a local congregation. But today Christians across the globe can have a close, personal, instant relationship via text, email, phone, social media, etc. In that sense, can fellowship be had between faithful members of… Read More Bible Q&A: A Question About Fellowship in the Digital Age
As we conclude our study of church discipline which has taken place in two recent posts, let us turn our attention to some questions submitted by readers concerning this topic. It seems that church discipline is not practiced today in the Lord’s church as much as it has been in previous generations and in New… Read More Church Discipline: Let’s Answer Some Questions
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