The Pattern and Practice of Church Discipline, Part 3
Church discipline does a body good. Ed Stetzer and Josh Laxton Image: Upsplash/Jon Tyson
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.