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Category Archives: Church discipline
What Did You Say? C’mon Man! (Part 2)
“C’mon man” (come on man) is a phrase used on Monday Night Football in response to shockingly bad decisions, inappropriate decisions, poor execution, and bloopers. I have heard, through the years, brethren say things which completely shocked me. Things that … Continue reading
Posted in Church discipline, Dedication, Soul Winning
Tagged africa, c'mon brother, c'mon man, can't you drive to work a different way?, church discipline, cohabitation, evangelism, foreign evangelism, foreign mission work, he would vote for satan if he ran on right party ticket, how dare we take the gospel to those people!, i would if you would run on right part ticket, if I ran would you vote for me?, india, Jesus Christ is king of the Jews and the rest of it is garbage, living together before marriage, marriage and divorce and remarriage, men's meeting, mission work, monday night football, political part first, politics, restore sinner, richard mansel, she is no longer a member here, slow down on baptisms, Soul Winning, wash hands of responsibility, we are baptizing too many, what did you say?, what is the benefit for us?, yellow dog voting
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Don’t Judge
“Judge not that you be not judged” (Matthew 7:1; Luke 6:37). “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first” (John 8:7). “There is one Lawgiver… who are you to judge another?” (James 4:12). … Continue reading
Posted in Church discipline, Fellowship, Judgment, sermon on mount, Textual study
Tagged church discipline, evil judges, he that is without sin let him cast the first stone, hypocrites, James 4, John 8, judge not that you be not judged, Luke 6, Matthew 7, pariality, proper judging, respect of persons, rich man and poor man in assembly, righteous judgment, scribes and pharisees, sinful judging, spect in brothers eye and plank in own eye, woman caught in act of adultery
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Different Types of Sin
“Sin is sin,” we are sometimes told. Thus, it is concluded that all sins should be dealt with the same way. But is this true? I think not. Let’s notice: 1. Personal, Private Matters between Two Brethren (Matthew 18:15-17). Step … Continue reading
Posted in Church discipline, Fellowship, Sin
Tagged 1 Corinthians 5, 1 thessalonians 5:14, 1Thessalonians 4:11-12, 1Timothy 6:3-5, 2 John 9-11, 2 Thessalonians 3, 2 Thessalonians 3:10, 2 Thessalonians 3:6-12, church discipline, divisive person, egregious sin, false teachers, fellowship, general disorderliness, heretic, Matthew 18:15-17, personal private matters, Romans 16:17, shocking sin, sin, Titus 3:10, types of sin
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Careful With The Lines
Must you and I see each and every Bible passage exactly alike for us to fellowship one another? It has been my experience, that some are ready to contend over the smallest, most trivial of things. They are ready to … Continue reading
Posted in Church discipline, Doctrine, Fellowship
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 4:4, association, church discipline, expedience, faulty standard, feelings, fellowship, general guidelines, generic commands, guilt by association, hearsay, imputing motives, not every difference a matter of fellowship, public opinion, the party spirit, traditions
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