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Matthew 18 does not speak of disciplining clergy ONLY. It speaks OPPOSITE of that. Who taught you?
Soooo your interpretation of Matthew 18:15-17 is when a church leader sins against his brother they are to go get 1-2 other clergy members to settle the matter. But if they don’t listen to those 1-2 others they are to take their differences to the members of the church and the members of the church decides who is to be treated as a pagan or tax collector???
No. How do you manage to twist things so wildly? Church leaders handle clergy affairs and church members handle church member affairs. It is beautifully simple.
No, I said that only the clergy is disciplined by the orthodoxy, and then only in a limited smaller group of the most important beliefs. Sorry if I expressed myself poorly.
I feel like you are since you said your church doesn’t have a creed but you then said if your clergy didn’t follow the creed of your church then they are disciplined. Church members don’t get disciplined. But then you say that church members handle church members affairs and referred to Matthew 18 which speaks of disciplining church members by kicking them out of the church (treating them like a pagan or tax collector).
I'm not familiar with every aspect of discipline and order in my church. So sue me. I know it's all based on maintaining the authority of God's law and reclaiming the erring ones. You are twisting my words, by the way. Doubtless, you'll deny this and continue to try to depict me as an evader.
I havn’t twisted your words. I have just pointed out your inconsistency.
What happened to "Thank you for your honesty?" I guess you're taking that back, eh? Just looking for some older stuff to cut up, maybe?
