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2025-07-08 debate

@StothersRyan @Svigel There is no scripture in the NT that says that it is the elders’ authority to remove someone who is unrepentant. “The church” in Mt 18:15-20 does not mean “the elders.” I have been in several churches which structured themselves so that the elders confronted and removed people…

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@StothersRyan @Svigel There is no scripture in the NT that says that it is the elders’ authority to remove someone who is unrepentant. “The church” in Mt 18:15-20 does not mean “the elders.” I have been in several churches which structured themselves so that the elders confronted and removed people…

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