Chapter 16: Church Discipline

WHAT OFFENSES REQUIRE CHURCH DISCIPLINE?

A person should not be ____________ under church discipline for every ___________ that he makes. __________ mistakes within the individual ________ and _________ are disciplined by God himself. There are ________ of sin within the life of the believer which ________ discipline. ________ offenses and _______ offenses and _________ offenses. The first set of __________ that must be dealt with are doctrinal offenses. God's word provides us with many_________ regarding those who become involved in _________ as seen in I Tim 4:1-3. Heretics are men who depart from the truth giving heed to seducing spirits. 1 Tim 6:3-5, gives us an _______ of this type of offense. Your brother is not in doctrinal _________ if he disagrees on minor _________. Those who are in doctrinal error, deny the _______ on such _________ as the _______ _______, the ________ _________ experience, the ___________ coming, and ________ by works. Errors will come, not only outside but inside the church. Acts 20:29. Scripture ________ tells us how to deal with heretics.

First, we are to _______ try to instruct them 11 Timothy 2:25. If heretics _________ in their doctrinal error, we are to avoid ________ discussions. 11 John 7:8,9 If a heretic _______ from his error he deserves full _________ within the body of Christ. The _________ of church discipline is centered around _________ offenses. Behavioural offenses involve errors in a Christian lifestyle which are ________ enough to be ___________ to their personal life, and also ______ their testimony. We will use 1 Cor5:11 to _______ which offenses are to be _________ under church discipline. The first area listed is fornication. Paul is referring to a whole spectrum of ___________ acts that are practiced by many today, including those within the church. It is ________ to note the __________ of the discipline administered to the man in the Corinthian church. 1 Cor 5:1-5. The next behavioural offense listed was ___________.

This sin is no better portrayed than in the life of Ananias and Sapphira. Acts 5: 1-11. Coveteousness leads to stealing, lying, and hypocrisy. The sin of coveteousness will lead to all sorts of _________ and _________. The next sin listed is __________. There are two _______ of this sin, ________ idolatry and _________ idolatry. Spiritual idolatry is usually seen under the __________ of coveteousness. Col3:5, Eph 5:5. Spiritual idolatry is the sin of worshipping the __________ more than the _________. The next offense listed is __________ This refers to the individual who is given to __________ and __________. Railer literally means __________ brawler. He often causes division and strife within the body of Christ. The next sin listed is ________ This sin is usually accompanied by others such as ________, ___________, and __________. The last sin listed is _________ Extortion is the use of force, fraud, threats,or ________ authority to take what is not his. Extortion is the sin of using an official _________ to obtain money or things unlawful.

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