Why is discipline necessary? 1. To maintain (as far as possible) the purity of the church (1 Cor. 3:17; Eph. 5:25-27). 2. Because Scripture requires it (Mt. 18; 1 Cor. 5; etc.). 3. In order to maintain a proper witness to the world; the church corporately, as with the elder individually, is 'to have a good reputation with those outside the church' (1 Tim. 3:7). 4. To facilitate growth and to preserve unity in the body (Eph. 4:1-16). 5. To expose unbelievers (1 John 2:19). 6. To restore the erring brother/sister to obedience and fellowship (1 Cor. 5:5; 2 Cor. 2:6,7,10; Gal. 6:1; 2 Thes. 3:14-15). 7. To deter others (1 Tim. 5:20). 8. To avert corporate discipline (Rev. 2:14-25). 9. Because sin is rarely if ever an individual issue: it almost always has corporate ramifications (2 Cor. 2:5); the whole of the body (or at least a large segment of it) is adversely affected by the misdeeds of one member. 10. Evidently Paul believed that the willingness to embrace the task of discipline was a mark of maturity in a church's corporate life (2 Cor. 2:9).

Sam Storms

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		October 199	1	servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Unsalted butter; (1 stick)
1	c	Unsweetened cocoa powder
1	c	Whipping cream
2/3	c	Firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/2	c	Sugar
1	pn	Salt

INSTRUCTIONS

Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add cocoa and
whisk until smooth. Gradually add cream. Stir in sugars and salt.
Simmer until mixture is smooth and sugars dissolve, about 3 minutes.
(Can be prepared 1 week ahead. Refrigerate. Rewarm by stirring over
medium-low heat.)
Makes about 2 cups.
Bon Appetit October 1991
Converted by MC_Buster.
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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