God’s Bylaws for the Church Explaining Excommunication: The Reality, The Responsibility, and The Redemption Matthew 18:15-20 The Reality: Threatens the Church Matthew 18:15; 1 Corinthians 5:1; Ephesians 5:11; Romans 3:10-18; Psalm 14:1-3; Psalm 53:1-3; Psalm 5:9; Psalm 140:3; Psalm 10:7; Proverbs 1:16; Isaiah 59:7-8; Psalm 36:1 The Responsibility: The Church Must Lovingly the Sinning Disciple with The *Matthew 18:15-18; John 14:6; 1 Corinthians 5:5,11,13; Romans 16:17-18; Hebrews 12:5-11; 1 Timothy 1:18-20; 2 Thessalonians 3:6,14-15; 1 Peter 5:1-4; Titus 3:10-11 ** The Redemption: The Goal is , and , Not Avoiding, Removal or Leaving Matthew 18:15,19-20; 2 Corinthians 2:5-11; Galatians 6:1-2; James 5:19-20; Luke 15:1-32