Loving Correction
March 14, 2021 Speaker: Kevin Deyette Series: Strong Church
Passage: 1 Corinthians 5:1–13
Text: 1 Corinthians 5:1-13
Title: Loving Correction
"For the average person in Western culture today: every attachment is negotiable. We are all free agents, and every relationship and life station is a contract that can be canceled, whether we are dealing with politicians' parents, spouse, salesman, boss, the ballot box, courtroom judge, or local church. I am principally obligated to myself and maximizing my life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. I retain the power to veto anything" - Jonathan Leeman.
Reasons for Church Discipline:
1. Restoration of the individual (1 Cor. 5:3-5; 1 Tim. 1:19-20; Heb. 10:26).
2. Protection of the church community as a whole (1 Cor. 5:6-7, 5:11).
Discipline calls the church into sincerity and truth and maintains our witness in the world.
A superficial relationship with the church and the body of Christ stunts our growth and maturity.
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