When church discipline is being carried out properly there are several additional attendant responsibilities: 1. Confidentiality. At every step the matter is to be kept confidential at that level. For example, in step two the only parties who are to know about the matter are the individuals bringing the charge and the witnesses. This is vital. Violating this principle can cause great damage. 2. The sin being confronted must clearly be a sin, not some vague complaint or personal preference. There must be a clear violation of a biblical command or principle. 3. One must always approach a brother who is in sin with true humility and love (Galatians 6:1-5). To approach one with a spirit of pride is both unbiblical and counter-productive. 4. The church must be consistent and show no partiality in carrying out church discipline. Each member must be treated equally with complete fidelity to the Word of God. 5. Earnest prayer should attend every step. God is the one who grants repentance and He must be approached regularly. 6. Disclosing lurid details of sins is not helpful and is often very destructive to both the charged brother and the church body. Great care should be taken in the public disclosure of such matters. 7. The entire church is to be involved in the final steps, the urging of repentance and if there is no repentance, the actual discipline process. It does no good for the church to finally withdraw fellowship from the person if many of the individual members continue to fellowship with him as if nothing had occurred. 8. Forgiveness should be immediate when the brother repents. Full restoration should take place when the matter has been cleared up. If the discipline process has been public, the forgiveness and restoration must also be a public matter. The whole church can then express the wonderful joy of seeing the process work and a brother restored. (In a case where church leaders have fallen, restoration to an office may take some time for trust in them to be restored. In some situations, a leader may never be placed back into a position of leadership). 9. Church discipline is very seriously frowned upon and often criticized or made fun of, not only by the public but also by a number of evangelical churches. Yet, it is Christ’s command to His church. Our allegiance should be to the Sovereign One over our church body – Christ. We must be zealous to carry out His commands rather than fearing criticism by those who are not aware of these biblical responsibilities or by those who simply ignore them. 10. Finally, it should be clearly taught that the immediate purpose is to recover our sinning brother, but that is not the only intent. A church that practices church discipline demonstrates to the world its desire for holiness. It is also a deterrent to sin among the remaining members and it brings glory to the Head of the church – the Lord Jesus Christ.

Curtis Thomas

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Vegetables		Ready, Steady, Cook 2	2	servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Mango
1	sm	Marrow
3		Pork loin steaks; about 350g/12oz,
		; fat trimmed and cut
		; into cubes
2	tb	Olive oil
2		Shallots; peeled and sliced
1		Clove chopped garlic
15	g	Butter
1	tb	Chopped fresh parsley
		Vegetable oil for deep frying
1		500 gram pac puff pastry
1		Beef tomato; thinly sliced
1	tb	Chopped fresh basil
125	g	Buffalo mozzarella; cut onto thin
		; slices
1	tb	Caster sugar
		Salt and pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 220c/425f/Gas 7 and grease two baking sheets.
1 Cut a small slice off the top and bottom of the mango and peel.
Keeping the knife as close as possible to the central flat stone, cut
'cheeks' of flesh off the mango.
2 Peel the skin off the marrow in long strips and retain. Cut the
marrow flesh in half and scoop out the seeds with a spoon. Cut the
flesh into chunks and cook in a pan of boiling salted water for about
10-12 minutes, or until tender.
3 Cut a piece of mango into cubes about the same size as the pork.
Thread alternating pieces of pork and mango onto the skewers.
4 Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a griddle pan, add the kebabs and cook for
10-12 minutes, turning regularly until cooked and browned.
5 Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a small frying pan. Add the shallots, cook
until browned and crisp and season.
6 Drain the marrow and put back in the pan to dry out on a low heat
for a few minutes. Add the garlic, butter, season and mash. Stir in
the chopped parsley.
7 Fill a deep pan one third full with veg table oil and heat. Deep
fry the marrow peelings until golden brown and crisp. Then drain on
kitchen paper.
8 Spoon the marrow mash into the centre of a plate and sit the kebabs
on top. Arrange the deep fried marrow strips and shallots on top.
9 For the Tarts: Roll out the pastry on a floured surface and cut out
two 15cm circles - reserve the remaining pastry. Place the pastry
discs onto a baking sheet, add overlapping tomato slices on top and
season.
10 Sprinkle the chopped basil over the tomatoes and cover with the
mozzarella slices. Bake in the oven for about 10-12 minutes, or until
the pastry is crispy and browned.
11 For the Mango Palmiers: Cut the remaining mango into very thin
slices. Trim the reserved pastry to make a rectangle, sprinkle over
the caster sugar over and arrange the mango slices on top.
12 Bring the short edges of the pastry to the middle, fold over, meet,
lightly press down and repeat. Cut the pastry 'roll' into thin slices
and arrange on a baking sheet. Cook in the oven for about 10-12
minutes, or until golden brown and crisp. Arrange on a plate.
Converted by MC_Buster.
Per serving: 1628 Calories (kcal); 115g Total Fat; (63% calories from
fat); 19g Protein; 133g Carbohydrate; 16mg Cholesterol; 689mg Sodium
Food Exchanges: 7 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 1
Fruit;
23    Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates
Recipe by: Ready Steady Cook
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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