Church Discipline

Immorality Must Be judged

A report came to Paul of a serious sin in the church at Corinth that was not being dealt with. The issue concerned a church member who was carrying on an incestuous affair with his stepmother. This kind of relationship was prohibited in the Old Testament (Lev. 18:8) and in Roman law. Paul …

IllustrationWhat needs to happen when a leader sins

A man on the staff of a large well known church got sexually involved with his secretary. The church chose not to handle it in public, but rather deal with this privately. The next year, 17 marriages of senior leadership people in that church broke up! Paul is clear that when a l …