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Chad Werkhoven

Chapter 10

You can read along on pages 169-182



CHAPTER SUMMARY: This chapter discusses the importance of addressing sin within the church community and cultivating a culture of grace-filled honesty. It presents two contrasting church cultures, highlighting the pitfalls of legalism and excessive focus on grace without addressing sin.


The chapter emphasizes the need for church members to take responsibility for confronting sin in a spirit of love and restoration, following Jesus's instructions in Matthew 18:15–17. It stresses the importance of addressing sin privately first, keeping the circle of those aware of the sin small, being slow to judgment, and seeking unity when addressing sin publicly.


The chapter also delves into the process of church discipline, emphasizing the goal of restoration rather than punishment and the need for unity within the congregation.


It concludes by underlining the importance of being amazed by God's grace and salvation, which should lead to a culture of honest conversations about sin and a focus on evangelism and outreach beyond the church community.


QUESTIONS to consider:


Is our church culture:

  1. One where people peg spiritual worthiness to relative holiness or fruitfulness?

  2. Is it a culture that celebrates grace but where lives are shrouded in privacy?

  3. Or is it a culture that encourages honest, grace-filled conversations about sin and struggle?

 

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