What is the appropriate response to abuse within the Church? Should the state ever be involved to deal with sin or is it solely managed by Church discipline?
Scripture:
Isaiah 1, 1 Timothy 3:1-7, 2 Timothy 3:2-5, 1 Corinthians 11, Titus 1:6-9, Romans 13:1-4, Matthew 18:1-9, Matthew 18:15-20, 1 Corinthians 5
Additional References:
The Second London Baptist Confession (1689): https://founders.org/library-book/1689-confession/
https://www.the1689confession.com/
Baptist Faith and Message 2000: https://bfm.sbc.net/bfm2000/
Dr. Ascol Article: https://churchleaders.com/news/421512-some-crimes-are-not-sins-some-sins-are-not-crimes-tom-ascol-on-forthcoming-sbc-sex-abuse-report.html
Timothy Decker's Book: https://press.founders.org/shop/a-revolutionary-reading-of-romans-13/
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