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Church discipline, or excommunication as it is sometimes called, is seldom done anymore. And yet, this practice is commanded in Scripture. What exactly was the purpose? What did Paul mean when he talked about expelling a brother from the church and “turning him over to Satan”? What did Jesus mean when He said that a person who does not accept church discipline should be treated “as a pagan and a tax collector”?

Bob unpacks these troubling passages with suggestions on how to apply them in today’s church.

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