Experience demonstrates that far too often the local, visible church looks no different than a secular social club--and sometimes it looks worse! Why? The blame must lie squarely with the church that welcomes anyone claiming to be a Christian without examination and refusing to hold professing believers to biblical standards. The health of a church depends largely upon pursuing a regenerate membership, and as the Apostle Paul teaches, a means towards pursuing this ideal is the church disciplining wayward members.

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