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At what point should a church excommunicate someone, or exclude them from being a part of their church congregation...?
Paul talks about a couple certain instances where the early church did this, and how it was "handing them over to Satan" so they could "learn their lesson" basically...
Not that Satan is or is any tutor or teacher, for he wants nothing more than, and has "no good intentions at all whatsoever" and has no other intentions than completely destroying us... But with the right "perspective", and if you handle him (it) (the situation or circumstance with him) right, you can learn from him in a very positive and beneficial way, but that is not at all because of Satan, but has everything to do with how you (chose/choose to) handle it/him...
Anyway, at what point should a church excommunicate someone, or exclude them from being a part of their church congregation...? And at what point should they be accepted back...?
Comments...?
Oh and, also, at what point(s) or for what reasons or things or "whatever" should you "not excommunicate" or exclude someone from being a part of your/our church as well...?
Or what about "positions in the church"...? Should the standard(s) be higher or lower depending upon what position one wants or wishes to be in, or takes, within the church as well...? Or not...? And, should you excommunicate one based on those standards...? And/or if the standards are different, should they be removed from their position at the very least, or forced out all together, or what...?
Comments...?
God Bless!
Paul talks about a couple certain instances where the early church did this, and how it was "handing them over to Satan" so they could "learn their lesson" basically...
Not that Satan is or is any tutor or teacher, for he wants nothing more than, and has "no good intentions at all whatsoever" and has no other intentions than completely destroying us... But with the right "perspective", and if you handle him (it) (the situation or circumstance with him) right, you can learn from him in a very positive and beneficial way, but that is not at all because of Satan, but has everything to do with how you (chose/choose to) handle it/him...
Anyway, at what point should a church excommunicate someone, or exclude them from being a part of their church congregation...? And at what point should they be accepted back...?
Comments...?
Oh and, also, at what point(s) or for what reasons or things or "whatever" should you "not excommunicate" or exclude someone from being a part of your/our church as well...?
Or what about "positions in the church"...? Should the standard(s) be higher or lower depending upon what position one wants or wishes to be in, or takes, within the church as well...? Or not...? And, should you excommunicate one based on those standards...? And/or if the standards are different, should they be removed from their position at the very least, or forced out all together, or what...?
Comments...?
God Bless!
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