Galatians (10)

The Examination of Excommunication

When to Cut someone off

Principles for church discipline

Principles for Church Discipline

When to Cut someone off

Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?

This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.

Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?

A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.

A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.

And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.

I would they were even cut off which trouble you.

Look with me at verse 12

I would they were even cut off which trouble you.

Look with me at verse 12

I would they were even cut off which trouble you.

He is saying I wish you would cut them off and kick them out of your midst.

I would they were even cut off which trouble you.

Up to this point studying the book of get the idea that Paul did not know who they were.

He is saying I wish you would cut them off and kick them out of your midst.

Look at verse 10. Look at verse seven. 1:7-9

Up to this point studying the book of get the idea that Paul did not know who they were.

Look at verse 10. Look at verse seven. 1:7-9

I get the Idea Paul heard about what was going on and he did not know exactly who they were.

I'm not sure how he found out about this problem. Maybe they wrote him a letter and said something like this.

There are some people here and they are going around telling everyone they need to be circumsized and keep the law of moses but I can't say who they are because they might get mad at me. Who is it? I can't tell you.

But he can't come he has to write a letter and they could be reading the letter with the people that were hindering them.

This book probably would not be here if they had said who it was and outed them.

But he can't come he has to write a letter and they could be reading the letter with the people that were hindering them.

So he writes it in such a way that you can identify them. And it will be clear who it is.

This book probably would not be here if they had said who it was and outed them.

So he writes it in such a way that you can identify them. And it will be clear who it is.

This works out Good for us because instead of focusing on names we can focus on identifying behaviours.

And here he says IF I had my way I would do what ?

This works out Good for us because instead of focusing on names we can focus on identifying behaviours.

And here he says IF I had my way I would do what ?

I want you to kick them out. I want you to cut them off.

What is that called ? church discipline. Corrective action. That goes through a series of steps and ends with excommunication.

So here Paul is saying hey it is time for that last step you need to cut them off.

The church is called not only to a ministry of reconciliation, but a ministry of nurture to those within her gates. Part of that nurture includes church discipline

So in this we learn some principles of when to apply church discipline when as a body we should separate ourselves from someone.

The church is called not only to a ministry of reconciliation, but a ministry of nurture to those within her gates. Part of that nurture includes church discipline

In the 19th century, Baptist churches in America excommunicated an average of 2% of their members per year,

So in this we learn some principles of when to apply church discipline when as a body we should separate ourselves from someone.

In the 19th century, Baptist churches in America excommunicated an average of 2% of their members per year,

and yet the growth of these churches outpaced general population growth. Toward the end of the 19th and early 20th century, churches became more interested in reforming society (e.g., temperance movements) than in reforming themselves.

The advent of church marketing in the middle of the 20th century led churches to focus more on product appeal than on holiness.

No voices rose up to speak against discipline. Rather, the practice just faded away

The advent of church marketing in the middle of the 20th century led churches to focus more on product appeal than on holiness.

And there are many questions we have when it comes to this.

No voices rose up to speak against discipline. Rather, the practice just faded away

Such as everyone in church sins are you going to start investigating every one's personal life?

And there are many questions we have when it comes to this.

Such as everyone in church sins are you going to start investigating every one's personal life?

It says covetchouse that includes about everyone. So are we going to kick out greedy people ?

What about those that have lust in their hearts?

It says covetchouse that includes about everyone. So are we going to kick out greedy people ?

Please hear me this is the last step not to hurt people but protect the body church discipleship.

What about those that have lust in their hearts?

Please hear me this is the last step not to hurt people but protect the body church discipleship.

Those are all good questions and we are not going to do and exhaustive study on church discipline tonight we are just going to look at a couple principles paul lays out in these five verses about when to apply the last step of cutting them off.

Excommunication is this.

If there is no response in repentance and obedience, then the sinning believer is to be rebuked publicly and members of the body are to withhold intimate fellowship through the process and procedure of group disapproval and social ostracism

Dare I say you block them on facebook ? you don't eat with them you do not talk with them.

If there is no response in repentance and obedience, then the sinning believer is to be rebuked publicly and members of the body are to withhold intimate fellowship through the process and procedure of group disapproval and social ostracism

Dare I say you block them on facebook ? you don't eat with them you do not talk with them.

That is a responsibility we all hold to do as a group if we are serious about thier repentance if we don't care about them repenting we will still befriend them and listen to them complain about how mean people are down at the church and how so and so has sin in his life as well.

This is tough

That is a responsibility we all hold to do as a group if we are serious about thier repentance if we don't care about them repenting we will still befriend them and listen to them complain about how mean people are down at the church and how so and so has sin in his life as well.

This is tough

It makes people uncomfortable. As a result many churches like the Galatians are disobedient in this area and it hurts them.

When someone becomes a

It makes people uncomfortable. As a result many churches like the Galatians are disobedient in this area and it hurts them.

When someone becomes a

Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?

You that is the galatian Christians.

did run well they were making progress in their personal growth and also their effectiveness for christ doing well

You that is the galatian Christians.

did run well they were making progress in their personal growth and also their effectiveness for christ doing well

But someone stopped that progress

Someone hindered them.

From obeying the truth.

Someone hindered them.

From obeying the truth.

In other words they were running well when they were resting well.

They were doing well when they had their confidence in Christ.

They were making progress when they were resting in the gospel.

They were doing well when they had their confidence in Christ.

They were making progress when they were resting in the gospel.

You know more effort is not always a good thing.

What happened they were driving along in they gospel car they had a tiger in the tank. And someone said it would be best if they shut the engine off got out of the car and pushed it up the hill. Taking a break on the sabbath and the holy days and also to heal from the activity described in vers 3

You know more effort is not always a good thing.

That is not what God wanted them to do

What happened they were driving along in they gospel car they had a tiger in the tank. And someone said it would be best if they shut the engine off got out of the car and pushed it up the hill. Taking a break on the sabbath and the holy days and also to heal from the activity described in vers 3

Thee people stoped thier progress

That is not what God wanted them to do

The redirected thier effort and wasted it.

Thee people stoped thier progress

Now the church is working harder than ever but the effort is being wasted on things the do not matter.

The redirected thier effort and wasted it.

And not only that they also caused them to sin.

Now the church is working harder than ever but the effort is being wasted on things the do not matter.

And not only that they also caused them to sin.

Not obey the truth.

To work for righteousness is not a minor doctrinal disagreement it is sin.

Not a different opinion it is sin.

You see doctrine is important and if some one comes in here and goes around telling people I know what they say just trust christ but that is not enough. They are messing with peoples souls they are hindering the gospel and if after being warned and unrepentant and they continue doing it they have to be cut off.

Heresy shows who is of God and who is not

You see doctrine is important and if some one comes in here and goes around telling people I know what they say just trust christ but that is not enough. They are messing with peoples souls they are hindering the gospel and if after being warned and unrepentant and they continue doing it they have to be cut off.

Heresy shows who is of God and who is not

1Co_11:19 For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.

He said who did hinder you?

Learn to identify what hinders you from running well.

A failure to practice church discipline undermines the preaching, discipling, and evangelism ministry of a church.

Learn to identify what hinders you from running well.

A failure to practice church discipline undermines the preaching, discipling, and evangelism ministry of a church.

When a preacher says, “Christians dmarry and do not do shack up,” but the church fails to correct the individual who doesn’t marry but does do shack up,

he preacher’s words seem less believable or important. When an evangelist says, “Christ will change you, and give you a new life,” but is surrounded by uncorrected church members who live just like the world, the evangelist’s words ring hollow.

Acan stopped the progress

When someone is hindering what God called us to do and they will not be corrected cut them off.

This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.

You know what it means to persuade someone by arguments reason

To convince someone in a strong or passionate way

My father persuaded me with his belt.

So there were people in the church persuading them to be insecure in their faith persuading them that Jesus was not enough .

My father persuaded me with his belt.

So there were people in the church persuading them to be insecure in their faith persuading them that Jesus was not enough .

And it was not of god God never persuades anyone that trusting him is not enough

Anything that said jesus is not enough is of the devil

And it was not of god God never persuades anyone that trusting him is not enough

This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.

Anything that said jesus is not enough is of the devil

This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.

If you are paralized in a burning car and you call out for help the paramedics cut it open and pull you out do you doubt whether you ever been pulled out of if you called for help right.

Listen lets just say for argument's sake you are lost or you might be lost the answer is the same trust christ believe on him.

If you are paralized in a burning car and you call out for help the paramedics cut it open and pull you out do you doubt whether you ever been pulled out of if you called for help right.

Anything else is bewitchment

Listen lets just say for argument's sake you are lost or you might be lost the answer is the same trust christ believe on him.

Anything else is bewitchment

If you struggle with this it is not of God

Stop looking to self Look to God trust him.

But these people were preying on the week they were bullying people into submitting to a false way.

Stop looking to self Look to God trust him.

But these people were preying on the week they were bullying people into submitting to a false way.

Whenever someone starts to bully others that needs to be addressed.

I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.

Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.

The holy spirit is a still small voice.

Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.

The holy spirit is a still small voice.

IF we ever want to have productive conversation you have to get rid of the fear.

Let say that Malachi and Analisa and Bro Cormacin , Cathly Laubach sitting around the tabel trying to get insurance for the church.

Cathy says lot of irresponsible churches out there do not have hymnbook insurance and my grandmother dnotated the hymn books It is important to me to have them insured. How much is it. 3000 extra year how much are hymn books worth? 100 not wise investment look we have to take care of what God gave us be good stewards. That last church i was at did not care.

Now no good conversation will happen because of fear of loss of fellowship or relationship.

If you want spiritual things to happen in the church you have to get the bully out of the room.

Look with me

If you want spiritual things to happen in the church you have to get the bully out of the room.

I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.

Look with me

Paul said he had confidence that there were those among them that had this mindset.

I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.

That Christ was enough.

Paul said he had confidence that there were those among them that had this mindset.

But there was a bully troublemaking

That Christ was enough.

He troubled them.

But there was a bully troublemaking

He troubled them.

He caused them sleep at night

Confusion , agitation , afflict , to bring you to anxiety.

He caused them sleep at night

Confusion , agitation , afflict , to bring you to anxiety.

He shall bear his judgment.

That is what cutting off is it is judging those that are with in

He shall bear his judgment.

That is what cutting off is it is judging those that are with in

If we would judge ourselves we should not be judged.

But the good people are troubled and they may be invested in the trouble maker

Maybe they are related to the troublemaker.

Maybe they love him and try to see his point.

Maybe they are related to the troublemaker.

Let him bear his judgment

Maybe they love him and try to see his point.

You can't bear it for him .

Let him bear his judgment

Be more concerned with the people than the perpetrator.

You can't bear it for him .

Be more concerned with the people than the perpetrator.

You are unkind to him what a second he is troubling all the good people do we not have a responsibility to them.

Cast out the scorner and strife will cease.

You are unkind to him what a second he is troubling all the good people do we not have a responsibility to them.

Cast out the scorner and strife will cease.

Look what else he is doing

And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.

What a bully

And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.

If he would preach works he would leave him alone

What a bully

All preaching is not good

If he would preach works he would leave him alone

But I am going to persecute him

All preaching is not good

To persecute

But I am going to persecute him

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

To persecute to injure to hunt to afflict to hate to try to destroy.

For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

They were persecuting him for the preaching the truth

Why the cross is an offense

You watch the spiritual bullies they always go after the simple.

Not any more why not people do not undersand it. Jewlery maybe the person wearing it understands it slightly but definatly society does not understand it.

And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

Wearing an electric chair

I Deserved to die , I am no good I am a criminal I am guilty no good. My sin was so bad it put an incent man to death, He died in my place

A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

It says that the persons ancestors may have wasted their life been sincere to a lie and now are suffering in hell.

Sop they persecute to try to turn off the light because when it comes on you see the cockroaches.

A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

Leaven is yeast

For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

Troublemaker

You watch the spiritual bullies they always go after the simple.

Persuasion no effective conversation can take place asl long as there is risk of loss

And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

Leaven is yeast

What he is illustrating is how not dealing with these people can affect the whole congregation.

How many of you have made bread or seen the effects of yeast on doagh.

You see the false doctrine reached to every person in the congergation affected motivation attitude and judgment

I do it in order to be saved they are not saved because they do not do this I am better

We see it all the time were people get wrong doctrine and it ruins them

Not go to church to be saved not what this is about.

So misunderstanding of church and doctrine has affected service to the body of christ , growth fellowship and effectiveness for christ just one doctrine ruins life

Hospital were babies are born pnly purpose get sick go hospital do not need to that is were babies are born and I am already born. It is also to take care of you after you are born.

So you let that spread that same effect the leaven had on the judizers is the same effect it will have on the church.

How it negativly impacts others it the same way it will impact the rest of the loaf

And it is linked to sin.

Now everyone's a sinner and we all have some measure of sin.

But when that creeps in and starts to infect and affect others it must be dealt with.

When it begins to hinder and negatively impact the body and the testimony of the church it must be dealt with.

It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.

Public not a private sin . not between him and god any more it has become contagious

Affect testimony the name of christ the testimony of the church what kind of pastor they had

You see we are not investigators not our business or jurisdiction

But when you post your sin on facebook or it becomes public like it was with phineas now we need to deal with it.

And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.

When qestioned they proud we have grace . not like those baptist we just love.

You should have morned and cut him off

For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed,

In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,

To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Destroy the power the flesh had over him by death or by repentance

So he repent he get right

Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

Churches are proud of what they tolerate it is not good

It ruins everything.

Leader caught in sin. Or it is shown that he allows it to go unchecked

It spills out to the congregation. They do not respect they do not fear

Them that sin rebuke before all that others may fear.

No fear.

Feared being excamunicated feared being put out.

Very effective should be used for good. Powerful tool

Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:

Purge it out

Purge the regulator

Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:

Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.

But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?

But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

So fornicator public testimony not investigator something brought up.

Not maybe maybe not thing

Public verifiable unrepentant

Idolator not maybe he has some things wrong in his heart and the Lord is not always number 1

1Co_8:10 For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;

Railer slanderer gossip sowing discord among the brethren

Covetous we all that way at times .

Ananias and sapphira

Stealing taking what is not yours

Wanting a position

Drunkard he is publicly causing harming the body of christ and unrepentant.

There are many wrong motivations for church discipline, which have led to abuses in the process. The one right motivation for discipline is love. “The Lord disciplines the one he loves” (). Churches should practice discipline for the sake of loving the individual caught in sin, that he or she might come to repentance (); for the sake of loving the weaker sheep in the church, that they might not be led astray (v. 6); for the sake of loving non-Christian neighbors, that they might not be confused by a false witness (v. 1); for the sake of loving Christ, that his name might be protected and honored (vv. 7-8).

Galatians (10)

The Hinder

The Hinder

The Bully

The Bully

The Contagious

The Contagious