Church Discipline
When
we see the chaos in which America now finds itself it is enough to sadden the
heart of any person. Authority is scoffed at, and there is little to no
discipline today, and it is showing in
No nation can stand very long when its people scoff and flagrantly disregard
discipline. Please note the following Scriptures. (Prov.14:34) (Jer.2:32)
(Jer.7:28). My brethren we must awaken, lest the church deteriorates into
nothing more than a soci
The church of Christ in its very beginning was not afraid
to follow after the word of God,
nor of losing the disgruntled and petted few when they
obeyed the Lord’s commands on church
discipline. They not only believed the
Lord’s word, but they practiced discipline. The church grew because it never
ceased to fight to maintain its purity. Discipline was used and it helped to
accomplish this purity. They preached it, and they practiced it as well.
When the subject comes up there are many excuses given
why it can’t be done. Whatever excuse may be given, we can rest assured it will
not be accepted with God! God commanded
it, and it will work when it is administered in love. When we with loving
hearts obey the will of God, the blessings for doing so will far outweigh the
sneers and insults that may come.
For years we have stated that we speak where the Bible
speaks. Let’s be sure we practice that. What reaction would a congregation have
when the command to partake of the Lord’s Supper is over looked? Something
would be done about it, and fast. One might as well try to go to Heaven in
abusing the commands about the Lord’s Supper, baptism, what and how we sing our
songs of praise unto God, as try to go to Heaven and not do what the Bible says
on church discipline. If not, why not?
It must be our prayer that
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. .Fred House