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The Church and the Surprising Offense of God’s Love: Reintroducing the Doctrines of Church Membership and Discipline is unavailable, but you can change that!

When the world speaks of “love,” it often means unconditional acceptance. Many churches have adopted this mindset in their practice of membership and discipline—if they have not done away with such structures entirely. “Yet God’s love and God’s Gospel are different than what the world expects,” writes Jonathan Leeman. They are centered in his character, which draws a clear boundary between what...

So tampering with the doctrine of the church is a risky business because it’s particularly susceptible to the realities of enculturation generally and personal ambition specifically. That’s why I want to devote an entire chapter to examining some of the forces that most likely affect how we view the matters of church membership and discipline today. We don’t come to these topics without cultural baggage. We come with a train full. If the doctrine of the church
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