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1 | asking a non-member to leave the church, | NT general | tonkinj | 221676 | ||
asking a non-member to leave the church, | ||||||
2 | asking a non-member to leave the church, | NT general | keliy | 221677 | ||
Hello, tonkinj Welcome to the forum. In my church there are many non-members. In fact we were all non-members before we became members. (o: If you have a question, could you please state it specifically? keliy |
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3 | asking a non-member to leave the church, | NT general | tonkinj | 221695 | ||
This member went to church about six months and then was saved. Month later she was baptized. By her statement, she was living with a guy for about 13 years. When she was saved, she slept in the downstairs basement bedroom and he slept upstairs bedroom. (Remember he's not saved so please pray for him) There relation (over time) now isn't like a boyfriend / girlfriend but somewhat like a renter / border. She has prayed on this and has no conviction and I also been there and prayed and have no conviction. Our preacher at our church said it's convicting him and talked to her a couple of times. The first time they talked, the church revolked her membership and she had no problem with that. He did preach a sermom back in early November about continually living in sin. He asked if you are still doing this that you may want to leave the church because we are not helping you. (The sermon was more about living together) Three people left, but this women came back, she felt no conviction. After a few weeks the preacher talked to her and they agreed to put it up for a vote for her to leave. The voters are church members only. This didn't go to far as she stated she did not want to put the church in this predictiment. So she wont be back. My question is: What I'm I missing? Is the preacher right because I'm not understanding his meesage? He is a GOOD preacher but I dont know if he is right this time. He's getting his infomation from Mathew 18:15-17, 1Corinthians 5:2-13, 2Corinthians 2:5-8, 2Thessalonians 3:14-15, and Titus 3:10. I can see his point in one way but to me she needs church. | ||||||
4 | asking a non-member to leave the church, | NT general | keliy | 221708 | ||
Hi tonkinj, The pastor of this church refers to some good verses for direction. In 2 Corinthians 5, the apostle Paul rightly directs the church to avoid having any conversation with Christians who were guilty of continually practicing wickedness, for there were some who were doing this flagrantly, and word of it had spread across the countryside. But your post mentioned that the relationship was platonic, as a renter would have with a friend. So I am not sure how that preaching would come into play. It seems as if the saved friend had repented. And if so, there are other ways to look at this. Such as Jesus had said to the adulterous woman, "neither do I condemn you, go, and sin no more" The passage in 2 Cor 5 was no accident however, since it is reinforced in Eph 5:3-12, as Paul urges that church, (Here, in part,) "But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you,.....For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God..." I recommend to you to read the entire chapter 5 of Ephesians. So, while this forum is not the place to offer advice, we are all here to help you find answers in God's Word, and from there you may draw your own conclusion. We abide by the directions to: Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2Tim 2:15 Best of blessings to you as you prayerfully seek your answer. keliy |
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