1. 2 Pet. 3:18

2. Church Discipline I. DISCIPLINE DEFINED
1. Treatment suited to a disciple or a learner; education; development of the faculties by instruction and exercise; training.
2. Correction, chastisement; punishment inflicted by way of correction and training (Strong, Vine)
3. Punishment, Instruction, Correction (Webster)

3. Church Discipline II. THE NATURE OF DSCIPLINE
1. You May Understand (Eph. 3:3-5)
exercise the mind, comprehend
2. Grow (1Pet.2:2; 2Pet. 3:18)
enlarge, increase
3. Learning (Rom.15:4;1Tim.1:5)
instruction, information, doctrine

4. Church Discipline II. THE NATURE OF DISCIPLINE
4. Exercise (Hebrews 5:13-14)
Unskillful – inexperienced
By reason of use – habit
Exercise – to practice, exercise, “gumnazo”
5. Training (Titus 2:4)
Teach – sound mind, disciplined
Sober – to make of sound mind
6. Drill (1Timothy 3:15; 4:13, 16)
Behave – overturn, return, busy oneself, abide
7. Chastisement (Hebrews 12:3-6)
Chastening - disciplinary correction
Scourge - flog

5. Church Discipline III. O.T. APPLICATION
The Hebrew equivalent of the English “discipline” is musar- a derivative of yasar meaning “to bind, to tame, hence to correct, chastise, instruct, or admonish”

6. Church Discipline III. O.T. APPLICATION
These two words (musar/yasar) are used in primarily two senses:
1. Of a Parents toward their children (Prov.3:11-12; 13:24; 22:15; 23:13)
2. Of God toward His people (Deut.8:5; Psalm 94:12)

7. Church Discipline IV. N.T. APPLICATION
The Greek equivalent of the English “discipline” is paideia which means to “bring up, rear a child; to train and teach, to educate; to chasten, discipline.

8. Church Discipline IV. N.T. APPLICATION
Just like its O.T. counterparts, paideia is also used in two senses:
1. Of Parents toward children (Eph.6:4)
2. Of God toward His children (Heb.12:5-11)

9. Church Discipline CONCLUSIONS
Thus, there are two kinds of discipline:
1. Preventative Instruction 2. Corrective Punishment
There are two aspects of discipline:
1. Physical
2. Spiritual

10. Do we have faith enough to accept & practice discipline?
Church Discipline CONCLUSIONS
Prov. 15:31 The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life Shall abide among the wise. 32 He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul; But he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding. 33 The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom; And before honor goeth humility.
Do we have faith enough to accept & practice discipline?