Biblical Church Discipline (Pt. 1 & 2)
Last week and this week Pastor Jay has been in 1 Corinthians 5 which is a chapter talking about the last step of church discipline (corrective discipline). Last week we started to look at five questions concerning Biblical church discipline and got through the first two questions:
- Question 1: When should we in-act Church Discipline?
- When there is scandalous and impenitent sin, like:
- Sexual immorality (1 Cor. 5:1 | Eph. 5:5)
- Covetousness/Greediness/Idolatry (1 Cor. 5:11 | Eph. 5:5 | Col. 3:5 | Ex. 20:3-4)
- Reviler (1 Cor. 5:11)
- Drunkard (1 Cor. 5:11)
- Swindler/Extortioner (1 Cor. 5:11)
- Unruly who do not work but live off charity (2 Thes. 3:14)
- Those who are divisive (Romans 16:17 | Titus 3:10)
(3 minutes on this whole list)
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(3 minute clip with more detail on covetousness)
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- When there is scandalous and impenitent sin, like:
- Question 2: What should we do when this kind of sin is among us?
- Mourn (1 Cor. 5:2)
- Remove it (1 Cor. 5:2, 5, 13)
It is important that we have a proper view of this subject. Paul was not just rebuking this man but also rebuking the church for putting up with it (1 minute clip):
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Listen or download the sermon from last week:
Yesterday Pastor Jay reviewed the former two questions and addressed the third question:
- Question 3: How should church discipline be conducted?
- Step 1: Judge correctly (1 Cor. 5:3 | Mat. 18:15-17 | Dt. 19:15-20 | John 7:24)
- Step 2: Assemble together (1 Cor. 5:4 | Mat. 18:15-17)
- Step 3: Excommunicate (1 Cor. 5:5, 13 | Mat. 18:15-17 | 1 Tim. 1:20 | 2 Cor. 2:6)
Listen or download the sermon from yesterday:
This is a very important topic and sadly is much neglected now-a-days. Pastor Jay comments below (2 minute clip):
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One objection that comes up is whether or not we are to judge at all. Jay addresses this in under two minutes:
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I would also point you to the “Judge not” explanation that Jay gave on this past blog, below is an excerpt:
In expounding on point 4, Pastor Jay tackled the question, “Should we not judge at all?” What about the verse that says “Judge NOT?” (Matthew 7:1). If we are to judge how can we judge rightly and what is a unrighteous judgment? How about when people don’t have the same theology or methodology as we do (i.e. Calvinism, expository preaching, ect…) [listen below, 6 minutes:]
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(Jer. 17:9-10 | Ps. 139:19-23 | 1 Cor. 4:5 | Mat. 7:1-6 | 1 Cor. 2:15 | 1 Cor. 5:12 | 1 Cor. 6:5 | John 7:24)
Jay closed by summing up the last two sermons in one minute:
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Next time Pastor Jay will address the last two questions:
- Why is church discipline so necessary (or what’s its purpose)?
- What are some common misconceptions about church discipline?