Church Discipline
I) Biblical Judgment and Church Discipline
We believe in resolving disputes so as to not soil the name and course of Christ in public. 1 Corinthians 6; Matthew 18:15-20; Matthew 5:20-26
II) Biblical Excommunication
We believe in biblical excommunication for the unrepentant. Matthew 18:15-20 (Luke 17:3) ; 1 Corinthians 5 ; 1 Timothy 1 (2 Timothy 2:14-19) ; Genesis 3:23-24 ; Deuteronomy 32:36 ; Psalm 50:4 ; 135:14 ; Isaiah 3:13 ; Exodus 32:31-34 ; Amos 3:1-2 ; Ezekiel 34:17-32 ; Numbers 12 ; Galatians 5:19-20 ; 2 Thessalonians 3 & 1 Corinthians 5 ; 2 Thessalonians 3:6, 14 ; Proverbs 25:26 ; Romans 16:17 ; 2 John 1:10 ; 14:15 ; Hebrews 13:8 ; 2 Timothy 3 ; Hebrews 12:15
III) Biblical Restoration
We believe in biblical restoration for the repentant in accordance with Luke 15:11-32.