the costly love of church discipline White, John 1924-2002 creator Blue, Ken 1945- text bibliography ilu Downers Grove, Ill Intervarsity Press ©1985 1985 monographic eng

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238 pages ; 22 cm I. The problem -- What is church discipline? -- Barriers to church discipline -- Jesus and power -- II. The goals of corrective church discipline -- The ministry of reconciliation -- The holy, spotless bride -- Restoring the fallen -- Discipline that sets free -- The Matthew passage -- The Corinthian passage -- III. Practical considerations -- The three steps reconsidered -- Joe's story -- The return of the prodigal -- Repentance -- Sins that don't go away -- Confessing sin -- When leaders go wrong -- An approach to change -- Appendix: "Binding and loosing" / John Howard Yoder. John White & Ken Blue ; foreword by Ray C. Stedman. Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-238). Church discipline BV4520 .W46 1985 262.9 W582H 0877849390 9780877849391 0877845336 (pbk.) 9780877845331 (pbk.) 85002358 DLC 850313 20180921181851.0 11866965 eng