biltem: So many hypocrates! Throw the first stone if u have not committed similar or other sins before or ongoing which are currently hidden. When u excommunicate how do u want her or him hear the word of salvation for him or her to repent. Jesus never give up on any sinner. He said he love sinner but hate sin. So if we are to follow Jesus footstep, it will be wrong to excommunicate. Remember, Jesus also said, let the wheat and shafts. Be grown together but there will come time we shall separate them during harvest. Those are the words and direction of the Lord. I strongly believe that those that excommunicate will have lot of explanation to make before the Lord in addition to answering to their own hidden sins.

Ishsoph: God’s Word commands that unrepentant sinners be removed from the congregation. (Read 1 Corinthians 5:9-13.) This is necessary for at least three reasons: (1) to keep God’s name free from reproach, (2) to protect the congregation from contamination, and (3) to help the sinner come to repentance if possible.


Consider a Scriptural example of excommunicating. The congregation in Corinth tolerated “such fornication as [was] not even among the nations, that a wife a certain man [had] of his father.” Paul urged the Corinthians to “hand such a man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, in order that the spirit may be saved.” (1 Corinthians 5:1-5) When excommunicated and thus handed over to Satan, the sinner was again part of the Devil’s world. (1 John 5:19) His expulsion removed an evil fleshly element from the congregation and preserved its godly “spirit,” or dominant attitude.—2 Timothy 4:22; 1 Corinthians 5:11-13.


5 Before a very long time had passed, Paul urged the Christians in Corinth to reinstate the wrongdoer. Why? It was so that they might not be “overreached by Satan,” said the apostle. The sinner had evidently repented and cleaned up his life. (2 Corinthians 2:8-11) If the Corinthians refused to reinstate the repentant man, Satan would overreach them in that they would be as hard and unforgiving as the Devil wanted them to be. Very likely, they soon did “forgive and comfort” the penitent man.—2 Corinthians 2:5-7.

Goshen360: One thing I know is, today's church is still far from Christ like Christianity. Christ never taught such neither the Apostles. Until we understand Christ-like Christianity, we will continue to promote religion thinking we're doing God a favour. The Christ I know, will never excommunicate any of His followers - that's the Christianity of Christ.

Ishsoph: God’s Word commands that unrepentant sinners be removed from the congregation. (Read 1 Corinthians 5:9-13.) This is necessary for at least three reasons: (1) to keep God’s name free from reproach, (2) to protect the congregation from contamination, and (3) to help the sinner come to repentance if possible.


Consider a Scriptural example of excommunicating. The congregation in Corinth tolerated “such fornication as [was] not even among the nations, that a wife a certain man [had] of his father.” Paul urged the Corinthians to “hand such a man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, in order that the spirit may be saved.” (1 Corinthians 5:1-5) When excommunicated and thus handed over to Satan, the sinner was again part of the Devil’s world. (1 John 5:19) His expulsion removed an evil fleshly element from the congregation and preserved its godly “spirit,” or dominant attitude.—2 Timothy 4:22; 1 Corinthians 5:11-13.


5 Before a very long time had passed, Paul urged the Christians in Corinth to reinstate the wrongdoer. Why? It was so that they might not be “overreached by Satan,” said the apostle. The sinner had evidently repented and cleaned up his life. (2 Corinthians 2:8-11) If the Corinthians refused to reinstate the repentant man, Satan would overreach them in that they would be as hard and unforgiving as the Devil wanted them to be. Very likely, they soon did “forgive and comfort” the penitent man.—2 Corinthians 2:5-7.

truthislight: This are your vain opinions.



"I wrote unto you in an epistle not to keep company with fornicators: Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world. But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no, not to eat with him. For what have I to do with judging those outside ? do not ye judge them that are withing ? But them that are outside God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person." (1 Corinthians 5:9-13).

Alaba_Slim:
You know the church DIED immediately the world i.e. The churches including the 9ja churches started preaching & accepted the AMERICAN WAY OF GOSPEL;
1. Don't preach about sin else the pple (the wealthy) would leave the church
2. Dress the way u want, our GAAAD yes our GAAAD is a guuuud GAAAD yes he looks @ ur heart
3. Don't excommunicate anybody whether they put earrings or braid their hair
4. Tell the pple what they want to HEAR as long as you make sure the tithes & offerings are in the box, etc
we all know the rest
9ja is not different but wetin GOD go judge yankee ehn ee go tooo Strong

kulyie: mr man before you turn the bible upside down,did you not see where it was written that christ did not come for the self righteous but the sinners.why dont you let God be their judge,moreover it is only God that has the exclusive right to label anyone sinner or saint.why all this holier than thou,judgemental attitudes.

There is soooo much divisions in christiandom that jesus is not happy with and the annoying thing is that there is so much bickering over trivialities e.g some wear earing and some dont,some wear trousers and some dont


shioorrrr

kulyie: mr man before you turn the bible upside down,did you not see where it was written that christ did not come for the self righteous but the sinners.why dont you let God be their judge,moreover it is only God that has the exclusive right to label anyone sinner or saint.why all this holier than thou,judgemental attitudes.

There is soooo much divisions in christiandom that jesus is not happy with and the annoying thing is that there is so much bickering over trivialities e.g some wear earing and some dont,some wear trousers and some dont


shioorrrr

s3nn2x: ^^^^
I believe she was warned.

s3nn2x: Anyway, I also noticed that when a brethren sees another brethren sinning, instead of telling that person that what he is doing is wrong; People tend to report such person to other people. Leading it to get to the knowledge of the church leadership without the culprit knowing, the next thing we know is that such a person would be disciplined.

s3nn2x: Also, what happens to the excommunicated person? Is there provision for followup?

s3nn2x:
Because, I noticed that after someone is excommunicated, the church forgets about such a person. The church does not bother to find out about the wellbeing of such a person. Is that what the bible wanted us to do? To totally give up on a person? How will the person learn?

I am not against disciplinary measures, but I think excommunication is quite extreme.

Goshen360: One thing I know is, today's church is still far from Christ like Christianity. Christ never taught such neither the Apostles. Until we understand Christ-like Christianity, we will continue to promote religion thinking we're doing God a favour. The Christ I know, will never excommunicate any of His followers - that's the Christianity of Christ.

Goshen360: One thing I know is, today's church is still far from Christ like Christianity. Christ never taught such neither the Apostles. Until we understand Christ-like Christianity, we will continue to promote religion thinking we're doing God a favour. The Christ I know, will never excommunicate any of His followers - that's the Christianity of Christ.

mrphysics: to me its not gud, the church shud just allow d person to b in d church, someday, somehow, the Holy Ghost will arrest d person in d church and dat we lead to a total and complete repentance