Discussion Questions: Topical Sermon: Church Discipline: A Variety Of Cases And Measures

  1. Why is church discipline a vital part of Christian discipleship?
  2. What is formative church discipline? What is formal church discipline?
  3. What is the aim or goal of church discipline?
  4. Under what circumstances is formal church discipline required?
  5. What measures may the church take when conducting formal discipline? 
  6. Define censure, suspension, withdrawal, excommunication, and exclusion.
  7. How should the church remove from its membership those who have departed from the church in a disorderly way (without obtaining dismissal) and have joined (or attempted to join) another congregation?

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