<p><span style="color: rgba(37, 37, 37, 1)">Once an ordinary part of church life, churches gradually stopped practicing church discipline in the 20</span><sup style="color: rgba(37, 37, 37, 1)">th </sup><span style="color: rgba(37, 37, 37, 1)">century. But Jesus commands it. Paul practiced it. And churches benefit from it. Why practice church discipline? It shows love for the individual caught in sin, love for the whole church, love for non-Christian neighbors, and love for the glory of Christ.</span></p>