Comments on: Discipline: Exclusion From Community

By: mike

mike — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 23:44:12 +0000

What a great looking family.

By: Brent

Brent — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:39:56 +0000

Sorry, it was a last minute thing. We’ll have to do another and announce it ahead of time.

By: Amber

Amber — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:21:48 +0000

I don’t know? I guess not… It’s ‘no big’. =)

By: Brent

Brent — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:58:28 +0000

Were you not there the Sunday of the Tim Rudolph’s ordination? We took a group photo after the morning service!

By: A,mber

A,mber — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:53:48 +0000

I am completely flabbergasted by the appearance of a group photo that I didn’t know had been taken or even existed! Did I miss something??

By: Brent

Brent — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:58:45 +0000

Lance,

That’s a good question. I think that there is Scriptural precedent for going to one another in addition to “Gospel issues.” Jesus is Matthew 18 does not define the sin, and Paul rebukes the Corinthians for allowing sexual immorality in their midst.

The difficult issue about think like tattoos is that they are essentially conscience issues (at least as I see them) and people struggle to see how if it’s sin for them it might not be for someone else. We must strive to foster a better sense of biblical discernment in believers.

Not sure if I addressed your concerns or not? Thanks for the input.

By: Lance Burton

Lance Burton — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:53:43 +0000

Do you think the examples of confronting a brother, in scripture, are limited (if you will) to matters of the Gospel? In other words, is ther biblical warrant for “confronting” a brother about smoking, drinking, cussing, movies, etc. etc. Assuming your readers agree (or the substantial majority) that christians should confront, the question is, over what? I see those who believe in confrontation doing so over some pretty stupid things. I mean, do we really need/want people telling us that our tattoos offend them? I dont, and others dont, which is why confontation gets avoided because it gets abused by the very people who sees its value but cant practice it biblically.

By: Mick

Mick — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:30:18 +0000

Great post. I like small group or home church concept to augment or enhance the Sunday worship service. It helps build that biblical sense of community, “Doing Life Together”. However, discipline is hard. We are in a “non-judgemental” and “tolerant” age and unfortunately this has crept into the church too. Many, myself included (!), have lost the art of addressing a brothers sin.

Keep the posts coming. They are very helpful!

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:16:20 +0000

Great thoughts Brent. I had never thought about the correlation between church discipline and our individualism. But it does make perfect sense. That, among other reasons, is certainly why the concept of “church discipline” seems pointless today. The disciplined can just go be anonymous in another fellowship!