Case 06 · Discipline & Restoration · Session

A Settled Pattern of Sabbath Trade

A member openly maintains ordinary business on the Lord's Day and resists repeated informal counsel.

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

  • Isaiah 58:13
  • Mark 2:27
  • Hebrews 4:9-11

Constitutional Reference

Book of Discipline · Christian Liberty · Lord's Day Witness

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

Matthew 18:15