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Westminster Confession of Faith · Chapter 30

Of Church Censures

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3. Church Censures are necessary, for the reclaiming and gaining of offending Brethren, for deterring of others from the like offences, for purging out of that Leaven which might infect the whole Lump, for vindicating the honor of Christ, and the holy profession of the Gospel, and for preventing the wrath of God, which might justly fall upon the Church, if they should suffer his Covenant, and the Seals thereof to be prophaned by notorious and obstinate offenders.a

Proofs

Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.

  1. a1 Corinthians 5; 1 Timothy 5:20; Matthew 7:6; 1 Timothy 1:20; 1 Corinthians 11:27–34; Jude 23

Commentary

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