Sin in the church must be dealt with according to the instruction God has given. Within the church - that is the dwelling place of God - blatant immorality cannot be practiced, nor tolerated. When the church fails to carry out its responsibility to deal with sin, God will - and it will be painful to the church and the individual.
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“ Great Sermon to think about.... ” ... and the short summary is very good. It is especially obvious, if one has been paying attention to the news and seeing how many church leaders have been subject to serious behavioral issues, ¶ Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. ¶ Of course this is not a new problem, perhaps even occurring from the beginning of the church itself, But while what Dr. Rugh suggests may at first seem harsh, but is it, when you do look at the news stories and perhaps what you have seen what has happened in your localities? A quick surgical removal of a problem may very well be the best way to handle it. Give the sermon a listen, read the short summary. Sometimes, if not many times ignoring a problem is not the best way of handling an errant church member. When one remembers the steps of church discipline, the final one is the separation of an errant person from the church. ¶ On any account the disruptive person who has power in the church he should immediately removed from his position! ¶ This sermon is one to think over and not to dismiss quickly.
In the fall of 1969, Gil began a full-time teaching ministry as Senior Pastor of Indian Hills Community Church. He also earned his Ph.D. from the California Graduate School of Theology. The focus of Pastor Rugh’s ministry is systematic, verse-by-verse teaching of the Bible. As a...
