• A local church is a group of saints
  • So what happens when one who is a saint stops acting like a saint?
  • But what if that person won’t repent and simply joins another local church?
  • Sometimes mistakes are made in local churches
    • I Corinthians 5 – A church may make the mistake of having fellowship with one who is living in sin.
    • III John 1:9-10 – A church may make the mistake of refusing fellowship with one who is living righteously.
    • Acts 9:26-28 – A church may make the mistake of refusing fellowship with one they did not know was living righteously.
    • A church may make the mistake of having fellowship with one they did not know to be in sin.
    • A church may mistakenly draw a line of fellowship over some issue.
  • So what can I do?
    • Out of love for his soul, you can try to contact him and restore him if you haven’t already. (Galatians 6:1)
    • Out of love for his soul, you might consider lovingly bringing the matter to the attention of a member of the other church. What they do with that information is ultimately between them and God.
    • Romans 16:17-18; II Thessalonians 3:15 – If the person won’t repent, for your conscience’ sake, you personally will have to turn away from them.
  • Let’s have a word of caution about all of this.