The Pattern and Practice of Church Discipline, Part 3
Church discipline does a body good.
Ed Stetzer and Josh Laxton
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Read part one here, part two here, and part four here.
In Part 1, the practice of church discipline was grounded in God's character and work as the Good Shepherd and how it informs church discipline. Part 2 considered the ultimate goal of church discipline: to redeem and restore the person to the church body. But when the person continues in rebellion, denial, or other ways that contradict the faith, church discipline offers a way to protect the church while still holding forth the hope of repentance.