Guidelines for Church Elders and Discipline

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The leaders who lead well should be considered worthy of double honor, especially those working hard at communicating the Word and at teaching.

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For the Tanakh says, “You are not to muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain,” in other words, “The worker deserves his wages.”

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Never listen to any accusation against a leader unless it is supported by two or three witnesses.

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Rebuke before the whole assembly those leaders who continue sinning, as a warning to the others.

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Before God, the Messiah Yeshua and the chosen angels, I solemnly charge you to observe these instructions, not pre-judging and not doing anything out of favoritism.

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Do not be hasty in granting s’mikhah to anyone, and do not share in other people’s sins — keep yourself pure.

23

Stop drinking water; instead, use a little wine for the sake of your digestion and because of your frequent illnesses.

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The sins of some people are obvious and go ahead of them to judgment, but the sins of others follow afterwards.

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Likewise, good deeds are obvious; and even when they are not, they can’t stay hidden.

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