Discipline in the Fellowship — Part Two
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Discipline in the Fellowship — Part Two

Matthew 18:15–17  (ID: 1130)

When examining whether to implement church discipline, we must remember a foundational truth: God’s love and wisdom are unsurpassable. By uniting humble love and honest confrontation, we participate in God’s design for restoration and reunion of relationships. Reminding us that we are our brothers’ keepers, Alistair Begg describes the purposes and process of holding church members accountable. By committing to biblical discipline, we help maintain the purity of God’s fellowship and the witness of His church.


If Your Brother Sins Against You

15“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17If 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.

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Scripture taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.

Alistair Begg
Alistair Begg is Senior Pastor at Parkside Church in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Bible teacher on Truth For Life, which is heard on the radio and online around the world.