In yesterday’s post, “In Defense of Braxton (I.E. What I Think About Ergun Caner),” I stated:
However, I don’t think Christendom has come to terms with applying Matthew 18 in a Internet world where, it seems, pretty much everything we do is in public.
This is what I was referring to in the Book of Matthew:
“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector” (Matthew 18:15-17, English Standard Version).
Of course, that’s not the only place Scripture discusses the how and when of church discipline: [Read more…]
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