BCO 28.1

28.1. 27-1

27-1. Discipline is the exercise of authority given the Church by the Lord Jesus Christ to instruct and guide its members and to promote its purity and welfare. The term has two senses: a. the one referring to the whole government, inspection, training, guardianship and control which the church maintains over its members, its officers and its courts; b. the other a restricted and technical sense, signifying judicial process.

For discussion

1. Put this answer in your own words, then say what it rules out — what belief is it written against?