UNDERSTANDING CHURCH DISCIPLINE
Hebrews 12:11


I - The PROSPECTS for church discipline 
1 - Lying to God/Hypocrisy {Acts 5:1-11}
2 - Fornicator, Covetous, Idolater, Railer, Drunkard, Extortioner {1 Cor 5}
3 - Disorderly {2 Thes 3:6}
4 - Lazy busybodies {2 Thes 3:11-12}
5 - Unresolved personal disputes {Matt 18:17}
6 - Causing divisions, offences contrary to doctrine {Rom 16:17-18}
7 - Heretic {Titus 3:9-11}
8 - Hypocrisy, leading others astray {Gal 2:11-14}
9 - False teachers {Titus 1:10-16; 2 John 9-11}
10 - Blasphemy {1 Tim 1:20}



II - The PROGRESSION of church discipline 
1 - Private {Matt 18:15}
2 - Semi-Private {Matt 18:16} 
    A - Persuasion (may be persuaded by more than one)
    B - Protection (protection against false accusations)
    C - Proof (proof or a witness as to what took place)
3 - Public {Matt 18:17}
4 - Put-Out {Matt 18:17; 1 Cor 5:2, 7, 11}
5 - Pull Away {Rom 16:17; 1 Cor 5:9, 13; 2 Thes 3:6, 14-15}
6 - Potency {Matt 18:18}



III - The PUBLICITY of church discipline 
-"tell it unto the church" {Matt 18:17}
-"when ye are gathered together" {1 Cor 5:4-5}
-"brethren, mark them" {Rom 16:17}
-"note that man" {2 Thes 3:14}
-"And Joshua, and all Israel" {Joshua 7:24-26}
-"rebuke before all" {1 Tim 5:20}
-"before them all" {Gal 2:11-14}
-"Open rebuke is better than secret love" {Prov 27:5}



IV - The PURPOSE of church discipline 
1 - Persuade the Backslider 
    A - "gain thy brother" {Matt 18:15}
    B - "restore such an one" {Gal 6:1}
    C - "spirit may be saved" {1 Cor 5:5}    
    D - "admonish him as a brother" {2 Thes 3:15}
    E - "partakers of his holiness" {Heb 12:10-13}
2 - Provoke the Believer 
    A - "provoke to love and good works" {Heb 10:24}
    B - "great fear came on all them that heard these things" {Acts 5:5}
    C - "great fear came upon all the church" {Acts 5:11}
    D - "that others also may fear" {1 Tim 5:20}
    E - "and all Israel shall hear, and fear" {Deut 13:6-11}
    F - "and all the people shall hear and fear" {Deut 17:8-13}
3 - Prepare the Bride 
    A - "made herself ready" {Rev 19:7-8}
    B - "present you as a chaste virgin to Christ" {2 Cor 11:2}
4 - Protect the Body 
    A - From a loss of PURITY {1 Cor 5:6-7}    
    B - From a loss of POWER {Joshua 7; Eph 4:30}
    C - From a loss of PROGRESS {Rev 2:5, 3:16}
    D - From a loss of PURPOSE {1 Pet 1:14-16, 2:9-15}\