Comments on: Practice church discipline https://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/09/27/practice-church-discipline/  Informing Minds. Moving Hearts. Directing Hands. Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 By: David Murray https://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/09/27/practice-church-discipline/#comment-6779 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:31:12 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=4384#comment-6779 Sorry to hear about the discipline issue, but if we exercise the Lord’s discipline in a gracious spirit, we can look to Him to bless it as much as preaching!

]]> By: Jason Smith https://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/09/27/practice-church-discipline/#comment-6737 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:35:31 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=4384#comment-6737 Thank you for taking the time to write the two posts on church discipline. I am finding them to be challenging and encouraging as I approach a discipline issue in my church. I’m thankful for your help in getting my mindset right in approaching it.

]]> By: David Murray https://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/09/27/practice-church-discipline/#comment-3870 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:20:55 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=4384#comment-3870 Great. Hope that goes well.

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]]> By: Chad Bailey https://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/09/27/practice-church-discipline/#comment-3852 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:54:22 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=4384#comment-3852 Thanks David! I’m planning to print out your two blogs on discipline and discuss it with our session. Very helpful.

Blessings.

]]> By: David Murray https://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/09/27/practice-church-discipline/#comment-3762 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:18:13 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=4384#comment-3762 Yes, Chad, I think our experience of church discipline has been very similar. It’s almost impossible for us to be involved in a church discipline case without slipping up at some point in manner or matter. And that slip up often becomes the focus rather than the original issue. We’ll never do it perfectly, but if we can look with a good conscience at our overall conduct and the person still gets mad/leaves, then the blame lies with the other person.

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]]> By: Chad Bailey https://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/09/27/practice-church-discipline/#comment-3740 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:17:55 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=4384#comment-3740 David,

Thank you for this Biblical, extremely helpful and timely article on church discipline. As a young pastor and having served four years at my current post, I/we have dealt with several discipline cases. It has been somewhat disheartening and sobering in various ways. But I also can’t help but realize how there seems to be so little repentance in such cases. People seem to either get mad and stay mad or they leave. And so, part of my question is how do we know when we have offended one of Christ’s little ones or whether they are offended by the cross and are being stubborn. I certainly don’t want the millstone scenario. How can we tell the difference between our offense and the offense of the cross (i.e. we’ve spoken the truth with the right motive and manner)?

Thanks again!

In Christ,

Chad

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