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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

We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Blackberry Cake #1

January 22, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy, Grains		Cake	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Light brown sugar; firmly packed
3	c	All-purpose flour
1	ts	Salt
2	ts	Ground cinnamon
1	ts	Ground nutmeg
1	ts	Ground cloves
3		Eggs; beaten
1	c	Butter; melted
1	c	Buttermilk
1 1/2	c	Blackberries; fresh or frozen
1	tb	Soda
1/2	c	Finely chopped walnuts
1/2	c	Golden raisins

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl and mix thoroughly; add eggs,
butter, buttermilk and blackberries. Beat by hand until smooth. Stir in
soda, walnuts and raisins. Spoon batter into a greased and floured 10-inch
Bundt pan. Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes or until
cake tests done.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, FROM "BERRIES
ON THE HILL" BY NETTIE BERRYHILL
ATWOOD
From a collection of my mother's (Judy Hosey) recipe box which contained
lots of her favorite recipes, clippings, etc.  Downloaded from Glen's MM
Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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