Never are you more fulfilling the will of God and the work of the sun than when you're acting in the purging and the purifying of his own church.

We all have to be a part of that, beloved.

Ministers of holiness.

Welcome to Grace to You with John MacArthur.

I'm your host, Phil Johnson.

When a Hollywood celebrity's angry voicemail to his young daughter got worldwide attention several years ago,

how did the media respond?

Actually, many people said it was nobody's business. Other people's private affairs should be off limits. That's basically how the world thinks. What's personal

should be nobody else's concern. But is that true for Christians? When a believer sins,

whether or not it's an obvious public sin, is it your business? And if so,

what gives you the authority to confront that person? Well, today, John MacArthur will show you

the loving, biblical way to respond when someone you know is disobeying God's word.

Here's John to continue his study called My Brother's Keeper.

Now, this particular passage speaks of the Lord's command for the holiness of his church.

I believe that Jesus Christ desires that the church be pure. And herein is his instruction

as to our part in that purity. Now let's find out how again. The place of discipline, let's go back to the text.

The place of discipline in verse 17, the church, it says it there, tell it to the church,

hear the church, the church is the place.

What does that mean?

The assembly of God's redeemed people.

That's the place of discipline.

That's where the Lord is moving to cleanse.

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