Results 1 - 2 of 2
|
|
|||||
Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Ordered by Verse | ||||||
Results | Verse | Author | ID# | |||
1 | need references to "it's already done" | Matt 18:18 | mark d seyler | 168702 | ||
Hi Steve, Do you then think that the principles Jesus taught in this passage apply only to situations where church discipline is involved (binding and loosing, agreeing in prayer, His presence in small groups)? Would this be a "catch-all" for everything someone wants to do that is related to church discipline? Also, do you think that vs. 18 in particular applies to Christians in general, or specifically to the disciples? Love in Christ, Mark |
||||||
2 | need references to "it's already done" | Matt 18:18 | srbaegon | 168720 | ||
Hello Mark, I think that you have to be careful beyond church discipline. The teaching is that the church has authority regardless of its size. Notice the Lord does not say that a splinter group has the authority, but the entire local church is in mind. This is not all the teaching on church discipline. We need to add 1 Cor 5 and 1 Tim 5:19-20. The whole of the teaching is applicable. I do see v. 18 as applying today. Steve |
||||||