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1 | Is it bibical for a church to require? | John 8:7 | dka | 224290 | ||
Is it bibical for a church to require a female member who became pregant out of wedlock to come before the church and ask forgiveness or her name will be removed from the church role. She has confessed her sin to God and ask forgiveness and has confronted her family and admitted she had done wrong and she knows it is not right. | ||||||
2 | Is it bibical for a church to require? | John 8:7 | Lionstrong | 224336 | ||
She's committed no sin against the church. So, she does not need to ask for their forgiveness. If a believer sins against another believer, the issue may come before the church if it's not resolved soon enough, but even then it's not a matter of the offender asking the church's forgiveness but of the church exercising discipline. See context of Mat. 18:17. Matt 18:17 "If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector." | ||||||
3 | Is it bibical for a church to require? | John 8:7 | findrichard | 224377 | ||
The "church role" that she should be concerned about is the Book of Life that is kept in heaven. Jesus Christ, our Lord is the head of the church members listed in that book. All believers have direct access to the Lord Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit living inside them. Don't be lead astray as Jesus warned in Matthew 15:9 "They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men." The believers' concern for others should be sincere. Paul the apositle wrote this to the Corinthians in 2 Corinthians 13:10 "This is why I write these things when I am absent, that when I come I may not have to be harsh in my use of authority—the authority the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down." And the writer of Hebrews in Hebrews 10:25 "Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching" This is the issue: Galatians 5:6 ... "The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love." This is love defined: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8Love never fails." If an earthly church violates this then shame on them. They are arrogant and the love of the Father is not in them. |
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