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¹⁵ “Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. ¹⁶ But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that ‘by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.¹⁷ And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector.¹⁸ “Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.¹⁹ “Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.²⁰ For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.” God’s desire for His children here on earth is purity of life.

1 Peter 1:16, “You shall be holy, for I am holy” (quoting

Leviticus 11:44).

The theme of the chapter is about the people of kingdom.

• V 1-4, you will be able to enter the kingdom of

God as children

• V 5-9, you will be protected like children in the

Kingdom of God

• V10-14, you will be cared like a child in the

Kingdom of God

• V15-20, you will be disciplined like a child in the

Kingdom of God

• V 21-35, you will be forgiven like a child in the

kingdom of God I hope you get this clear in your mind as what the Lord Jesus is teaching the church. Step 1: Go and meet with him one to one and try to win him/her for Christ. Step 2: Take two or three witnesses so that he can be convicted and convinced to amend his/her ways so that person can won over.

Step 3: Tell the church!

Why Church?

spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be Revelation 1:13-14, and in the midst of the seven tempted. ² Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the lampstands One like the Son of Man, clothed with a law of Christ. garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band. ¹⁴ His head and hair were white like wool, Once the sinner repents as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire;

2 Corinthians 2:5-8, But if anyone has caused grief, he has Jesus walking around the midst of the church and looking not grieved me, but all of you to some extent—not to be to purge out any sin. White as snow indicates that Jesus too severe. ⁶ This punishment which was inflicted by the very keen on removing sin from the church. majority is sufficient for such a man, ⁷ so that, on the contrary, you ought rather to forgive and comfort him, God uses three methods to purify His church. lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with too much

1. Word of God

sorrow. ⁸ Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love to him.

Ephesians 5:26, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,

2. Holy Spirit

Romans 1:4, and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.

3. Through the People

Matthew 18:17, ¹⁷ And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector. ⁶ 3

The church will be more like Jesus Christ than when it do you appoint those who are least esteemed by the engages in dealing with sin. An individual will be more church to judge? like Jesus Christ when he/she is seeking the purity of His But do remember we ought to do this love Church.

1 John 3:14, ¹⁴ We know that we have passed from death

3 John 3:9-10, ⁹ I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not loves to have the preeminence among them, does not love his brother abides in death. receive us. ¹⁰ Therefore, if I come, I will call to mind his deeds which he does, prating against us with malicious

1 Peter 1:16, because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.” words. And not content with that, he himself does not

Leviticus 11:45, For I am the Lord who brings you up out receive the brethren, and forbids those who wish to, of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore putting them out of the church. be holy, for I am holy. Church discipline is a corporate duty! Before anyone is

Isaiah 35:8, A highway shall be there, and a road, excommunicated, the whole church must be brought into And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness. the process. Only after everyone in the church has had an

The unclean shall not pass over it, But it shall be for opportunity to try to restore the sinning brother is he others. Whoever walks the road, although a fool, Shall not eventually put out of the church. go astray. When it comes to believers God wants us to deal within

James 4:8, Draw near to God and He will draw near to us not to external court among the body of Christ. you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners;and purify your hea

1 Corinthians 6:2-3, ² Do you not know that the saints will rts, you double-minded. judge the world? And if the world will be judged by you, ³ Again, remember that we ought to keep in mind that we are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters? Do you are there to bring him to the Lord. not know that we shall judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life? ⁴ If then you

Galatians 6:1-2, Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any have judgments concerning things pertaining to this life, trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a ⁴ 5