{"id":433,"date":"2013-06-17T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2013-06-17T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/?p=433"},"modified":"2025-05-24T11:47:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T15:47:25","slug":"church-discipline-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/church-discipline-fears.htm","title":{"rendered":"Lack of Church Discipline Against God&#8217;s Purposes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-left: 60px; padding-bottom: 35px; font-size: 9pt;\"><em>To get the greatest benefit from this practicum, make sure you have read related training on the site. Go to:\u00a0<\/em><strong><a title=\"God's Purpose for the Church\" href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/church-purpose.htm\">Church Leadership Basics: God&#8217;s Purpose for the Church<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px; padding-right: 10px;\">\n<figure style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/477311260477044872\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/church-purpose.jpg\" alt=\"Our Greatest Purpose to Love\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 6pt;\">Click to enlarge image on Pinterest &amp; repin.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As we saw in a previous post, church discipline must be done <a title=\"Church Discipline Because of Church Purpose\" href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/church-discipline-purpose.htm\">in light of the greatest purpose<\/a> we could have &#8230; to love God and love others (Matt. 22:37-40).<\/p>\n<p>A lack of church discipline, when it is needed, therefore means we are not loving as God loves us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>What might keep us from exercising church discipline?<\/h2>\n<p>While we could list a number of possible causes, perhaps fear is one of the greatest reasons we fail to discipline when needed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>fear of rejection <\/em>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 20px; padding-top: 5px;\">If our primary measure of worth is based on being liked, then we wouldn&#8217;t want to risk upsetting the erring person or others.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>fear of what others might think<\/em>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 20px; padding-top: 5px;\">If our primary ambition is to appeal to the world, then we wouldn&#8217;t want to be considered intolerant.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>fear of losing people<\/em>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 20px; padding-top: 5px;\">If our focus is primarily on numbers, then we wouldn&#8217;t want to risk losing people over church discipline.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Why must fear not keep us from God\u2019s Purposes in exercising church discipline?<\/h2>\n<p>When our primary standard of measurement, focus, and ambition is on living out God&#8217;s Purposes to love Him and others, then we must let go of these fears and do what is best for God&#8217;s glory and people&#8217;s highest good.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. (1 Jn. 4:8)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition to the content on this page, the <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools-store.com\/products\/steering-church-toward-gods-purposes-leadership-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Steering the Church Toward God&#8217;s Purposes Leadership Guide<\/strong><\/a> also considers what&#8217;s at the core of such fears.<\/p>\n<p>For More, Go To:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.org\/church-purpose-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Church Purpose Resources<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>All Posts about Church Discipline:<\/h3><ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/church-discipline-purpose.htm\">Church Discipline Because of Church Purpose<\/a><\/li><li class=\"current\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/church-discipline-fears.htm\">Lack of Church Discipline Against God&#8217;s Purposes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/church-discipline-in-love.htm\">Church Discipline Must Exemplify God&#8217;s Purposes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/body-church-discipline.htm\">Involvement of Body in Church Discipline<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/prevent-church-discipline.htm\">Body Life Can Prevent Need for Church Discipline<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/discipleship-discipline.htm\">Discipleship and Church Discipline<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/discipleship-not-discipline.htm\">Discipleship Not Church Discipline<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/holiness-objective.htm\">Holiness the Objective for Church Discipline<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/lack-of-holiness-affects-whole.htm\">Lack of Holiness Affects the Whole Body<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/holiness-church-discipline.htm\">Holiness Dictates HOW We Exercise Church Discipline<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/discipline-power.htm\">Authority &#038; Power Needed in Church Discipline<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/spirit-church-discipline.htm\">Pivotal Role of Holy Spirit in Church Discipline<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/discipline-didnt-change.htm\">Church Discipline But They Didn&#8217;t Change<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/standard-for-conduct.htm\">The Standard for Conduct<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/grace-in-church-discipline.htm\">The Power of Grace in Church Discipline<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/if-his-name-is-holy.htm\">If His Name is Holy Then &#8230;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/prayer-is-essential-preventative-process.htm\">Prayer is Essential as a Preventative and When in Process<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/spiritual-gifts-when-christians-need-correction.htm\">When Christians Need Correction<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/gods-word-brings-correction.htm\">God&#8217;s Word Brings Correction<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/discipline-not-about-giving-up-on-people.htm\">It&#8217;s Not About Giving Up on People<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/church-discipline-stewardship.htm\">Church Discipline is a Matter of Stewardship<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/leader-qualities-church-discipline.htm\">Leader Qualities in Church Discipline<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If we fail to discipline, when discipline is required, then we are not loving as God loves us.<\/p>\n<p>What might keep us from exercising church discipline? . . .<br \/>\n <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/church-discipline-fears.htm\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Lack of Church Discipline Against God&#8217;s Purposes<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-church-discipline"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.1.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Failing to exercise church discipline when needed goes against God&#039;s purposes to love Him and others. 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