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1 | How do we discipline church members? | Matt 18:15 | newoldstock | 93408 | ||
This question is concerning a true event that was recently related to me and is not hypothetical. A woman told her husband, a church deacon, that she could not longer stand being married to him. She moved out and within two weeks moved in with another man. She continued to attend the church with the new boy friend. The pastor spoke to her about the unappropriateness of her continuing to attend church under the circumstances. She replied that she loved the church and the congregants and had no intention of leaving their fellowship. The minister next visited her with several other deacons to discuss the situation, but she still continued to attend services with her new man. Finally, the minister brought the situation up in a church service attended by the woman and the man, and she ran out the door in tears and never returned. These are the only details that I know. Was this the correct way to handle this? How would your congregation have handled it? | ||||||
2 | How do we discipline church members? | Matt 18:15 | bronx hulk | 93409 | ||
Hi, I think your pastor handeled it perfectly. Read Matt 18:15-17. There is a time when you must kick people out of the church that are not willing to receive. Notice that the woman said she loved the church, not God. There is a big difference between the two. Take a look at these scriptures and let them speak for themselves. Your pastors job: Is 56:10 Ezekiel 33:4-6 What to do about people who do not receive: 1 Corin 5:6-7 Rom 16:17-18 That woman was not willing to serve God, only her own wants and desires. She didn't belong in your church causing division. I would have done the same thing. The Word of God cut her and made her embarassed and cry. That's what it does sometimes. Maybe this harshness will make her see the error of her ways and repent from them. We as people are too afraid to "spank" others when they are being bad for fear of hurting their feelings. Our feelings do not matter, only what God wants and says matters. I applaud your pastor for doing his job and not being afraid to speak the truth! God bless, Sal |
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