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Church Discipline 

In Matthew 18:15-17 we see:-

  1. The Possibility of Christian Discord. Moreover if your brother sins against you,

So the overriding principle here is very simple. When discord happens in the church, we must recognise it and do something about it, and to put things right.

  1. The Procedure for Christian Discipline
  1. The Practice of Christian Discernment. let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector.

Now here’s where this text gets really interesting. When a brother has sinned against you, and all the avenues for reconciliation has failed, what do you do? Jesus tells us right here; we are to regard that person as a heathen and a tax collector. Now what does that mean?  

This sermon was recorded in Templepatrick Reformed Church in 2018, and is reproduced here with their kind permission.


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