As Strauch says, “To not respond with discipline is to dishonor God, disobey the Word of God, and fail to properly love the erring member”. In other words, responding with discipline is what Scripture commands and the best way to maintain a unified and Christ-focused church. If we avoid disciplining we will, in turn, create a lukewarm church who is comfortable living in their sin. Avoiding being disciplined by the church is a sign of a Christian who is weak in their faith and failing to enact church discipline is a sign of a leader who does not love the church as he should. In Hebrews 12:6 ,we find that “...the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.” Since Christ is both the ultimate picture of agape love (Matthew 20:28) and the head of the church (Colossians 1:18), then should we not follow The Great Example and discipline those within our
As Strauch says, “To not respond with discipline is to dishonor God, disobey the Word of God, and fail to properly love the erring member”. In other words, responding with discipline is what Scripture commands and the best way to maintain a unified and Christ-focused church. If we avoid disciplining we will, in turn, create a lukewarm church who is comfortable living in their sin. Avoiding being disciplined by the church is a sign of a Christian who is weak in their faith and failing to enact church discipline is a sign of a leader who does not love the church as he should. In Hebrews 12:6 ,we find that “...the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.” Since Christ is both the ultimate picture of agape love (Matthew 20:28) and the head of the church (Colossians 1:18), then should we not follow The Great Example and discipline those within our