Part 1 of a 4 part series. In this article, Roger Wagner lays out biblical concepts related to church discipline including informal and formal church discipline. Wagner discusses the goals of church discipline including the glory of Christ, the purity of the church and the restoration of wanderers. Part 1 is in Vol. 6:1; Part 2 in Vol. 6:2; Part 3 in Vol. 6:3 and Part 4 in Vol. 6:4