The hardest and most misunderstood, part of the Restoration Principle outlined in Matthew 18:15-20, is found at the end of of verse 17 through the end of this section (v20). Most people see this as harsh treatment of the one in sin, to remove them from the membership of the church. This has lead some […]

As we focus on the purity of the church, and necessity to lovingly encourage all to live obedient lives. We have been looking at Matthew 18:15-20 to understand the process that Jesus set forth to help the church maintain a body that is living in obedience to the Lord. We have seen that the first […]

The restoration principle of Matthew 18:15-20 is designed by the Lord to bring help and harmony to the Body of Christ as we serve in the church. Yesterday, we saw that the first step outlined was a private conference with the one who has offended (cf. Matthew 18:15). Ideally, this would be enough to deal […]