Case 04 · Discipline & Restoration · Session

A Home Study Creating Strife

A well-attended home study has begun spreading doctrinal distinctions in a combative way, and tension is rising.

Discussion Questions

1

Which opening course best preserves pastoral immediacy, evidentiary clarity, and the ordinary competence of the session?

2

Assuming the concern persists, which next course best advances the matter without either over-escalating it or dissolving it into mere informal management?

3

Which contemplated resolution most fully preserves the ends of discipline in a case like this?

Scripture Cited

  • Titus 1:9
  • 2 Timothy 2:23-25
  • Romans 16:17

Constitutional Reference

Pastoral Care · Book of Discipline · Teaching

If thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone.

Matthew 18:15