Is It Loving to Practice Church Discipline? (Church Questions)

“I eagerly commend this series.”
―R. Albert Mohler Jr., President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Does the phrase church discipline sound like an oxymoron? Many people believe that the church’s message is centered around grace, and discipline seems contrary to this message. In this booklet, Jonathan Leeman presents biblical answers to questions about the nature and application of church discipline, illustrating how Scripture presents it as loving and necessary for yielding life, health, holiness, and growth in the local church body.

• Part of a series that helps Christians understand the centrality of the local church in Christian discipleship
• Provides biblical insight on the practice of church discipline and its vitality for the local church
• Encourages Christians with the power of the warm, nurturing grace of their local church gatherings
• Formatted as a small booklet ideal for sharing

Jonathan Leeman (PhD, University of Wales) is the president of 9Marks and cohost of the Pastors Talk podcast. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books and teaches at several seminaries. Jonathan lives with his wife and four daughters in suburban Washington, DC, and serves as an elder at Cheverly Baptist Church.

Editorial Director, 9Marks; author, The Rule of Love