Church discipline is never to be used as a 'sanctified bludgeon' in the hands of cold-hearted and uncaring professing Christians. Rather, it is a corrective rod in the hands of a meek and broken hearted Christian who longs for the restoration of his brother in the Lord and is open to being corrected himself. The motivation behind all sound discipline (whether in the home or in the church) is always love, and the goal is always the restoration of an errant brother or sister through repentance. How then do we restore a repentant brother who has been placed under the public discipline of the church? As in all things, the Holy Scriptures are sufficient to teach us how to joyfully receive a repentant brother back into communion with God's people.
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Jerry Slate, Jr. was born in Marietta, GA and was raised in a godly Christian home, the youngest of three children. He was converted to Christ and baptized when he was eight years old. He obtained a B.A. from Columbia Bible College in Columbia, SC in 1991, majoring in Bible and...