Restoration or Excommunication?
Jul 28, 2013 3:05:51 GMT -6
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Post by lindar on Jul 28, 2013 3:05:51 GMT -6
Restoration or Excommunication?
by Ronald W. Robey
Galatians 6:1 (KJV) Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
The Church today seems to be in such disorder. The Bible is their final authority, and yet, is not their final authority.
The Biblical instruction for handling one who is overtaken in a fault is for those who are spiritual to restore such an one in the spirit of meekness. And yet, instead, the Church would rather number one who is believed to be “overtaken in a fault” with the man who is in outright sin and put that one out from amongst them. “They don’t believe like we do, kick them out” is the general consensus, instead of imitating the noble Bereans and searching the Scriptures to see if the things that are said are so.
Is the Church today spiritual? or just religious?
We are told to study the Word of God that we might be approved of God as workmen. And yet, when we study the Word, we are rebuked for what the Word reveals to us.
Yes, the Church seems to be in disorder. The doctrines and traditions of man are put on one side of the scales and the Holy Scriptures on the other side. The Christian should be allowing the Scripture to be the sole factor in all matters of faith and practice, and yet, Scripture is dismissed in favor of what man deems to be right.
Every man does that which seems right in his own eyes in today’s religious system. Tradition demands things to be done one way, Scripture another. We’ll just go with tradition.
When the Church does not restore one who they believe to be overtaken in a fault, but instead puts that one out of their fellowship, the Church is sending a message that it has no spiritual members, only religious zealots.
Restoration of Excommunication?
On September 23, 2012, the members of Victory Heights Baptist Church in Cleveland, MS had a "secret meeting" and voted my husband and I out of the membership of the church. We had been members there for almost 7 years. We were informed of this "secret meeting" on September 25, 2012 via email. Less than three months later, the pastor, Doug Turberville, Sr. moved to Florida. The church, as far as I know, has no pastor at the present time.
On May 20, 2012, pastor Doug Turberville, Sr., preached a sermon "Some Say Not Guilty" from Malachi 3:6-11....the context was TITHING. That was the last sermon we heard him preach (or anyone else preach) at that church. We did some "church hopping" from the end of May until the time we received that email in September informing us that we had been voted out by "unanimous" vote. During those four months we were gone from that church fellowship, NOBODY from the church bothered to call, email, or come to our home to let us know there was a problem. (Galatians 6:1). My husband had been writing articles on the biblical tithe and placing them on his blog and Facebook. He had been doing this since 2010, so our beliefs were no big secret...yet the church remained SILENT.
Is this the way a church is supposed to "restore" their members whom they believe to be in error?
by Ronald W. Robey
Galatians 6:1 (KJV) Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
The Church today seems to be in such disorder. The Bible is their final authority, and yet, is not their final authority.
The Biblical instruction for handling one who is overtaken in a fault is for those who are spiritual to restore such an one in the spirit of meekness. And yet, instead, the Church would rather number one who is believed to be “overtaken in a fault” with the man who is in outright sin and put that one out from amongst them. “They don’t believe like we do, kick them out” is the general consensus, instead of imitating the noble Bereans and searching the Scriptures to see if the things that are said are so.
Is the Church today spiritual? or just religious?
We are told to study the Word of God that we might be approved of God as workmen. And yet, when we study the Word, we are rebuked for what the Word reveals to us.
Yes, the Church seems to be in disorder. The doctrines and traditions of man are put on one side of the scales and the Holy Scriptures on the other side. The Christian should be allowing the Scripture to be the sole factor in all matters of faith and practice, and yet, Scripture is dismissed in favor of what man deems to be right.
Every man does that which seems right in his own eyes in today’s religious system. Tradition demands things to be done one way, Scripture another. We’ll just go with tradition.
When the Church does not restore one who they believe to be overtaken in a fault, but instead puts that one out of their fellowship, the Church is sending a message that it has no spiritual members, only religious zealots.
Restoration of Excommunication?
On September 23, 2012, the members of Victory Heights Baptist Church in Cleveland, MS had a "secret meeting" and voted my husband and I out of the membership of the church. We had been members there for almost 7 years. We were informed of this "secret meeting" on September 25, 2012 via email. Less than three months later, the pastor, Doug Turberville, Sr. moved to Florida. The church, as far as I know, has no pastor at the present time.
On May 20, 2012, pastor Doug Turberville, Sr., preached a sermon "Some Say Not Guilty" from Malachi 3:6-11....the context was TITHING. That was the last sermon we heard him preach (or anyone else preach) at that church. We did some "church hopping" from the end of May until the time we received that email in September informing us that we had been voted out by "unanimous" vote. During those four months we were gone from that church fellowship, NOBODY from the church bothered to call, email, or come to our home to let us know there was a problem. (Galatians 6:1). My husband had been writing articles on the biblical tithe and placing them on his blog and Facebook. He had been doing this since 2010, so our beliefs were no big secret...yet the church remained SILENT.
Is this the way a church is supposed to "restore" their members whom they believe to be in error?