Guest: Rod Bajema, Lucas Frank, Nick Gutwein, Greg Lehman
Show notes:
- Affirmations and cautions around doctrine of discipline.
- Should not be used to manipulate or punish.
- God ultimately punishes unrepentant sin in judgement.
- Caution against the thought that God will not punish unrepentant sin.
- Affirm that God wants a right relationship with Him.
- Affirm God's design that we be in community.
- "Love in the presence of humility brings healing".
- "We can't share more love than we have received".
- Affirm that we must be willing to receive love.
- Corrective discipline takes time.
- Sanctification is accomplished by the Holy Spirit.
- Spiritual disciplines help us receive God's grace.
- Caution against checking boxes of spiritual disciplines; they are not for justification before God.
- Spiritual disciplines should bring humility.
- Corporate discipline in the Church: the entire Body should be involved in Church discipline.
- Don't want to isolate individuals or publically humiliate.
- Don't want to hide sin to avoid conflict.
- Perfect love does not give in to fear, but leans into individuals and their families.
- Our desire (and God's) is a glorious Church.
