Nothing can be conceived of, more likely to grieve the Holy Spirit, or to induce Him to withdraw his gracious influence from the church, than a neglect of scriptural discipline.
When the church neglects to discipline its sinning members backsliders are encouraged to go farther astray; hypocrites are patronized in their self-delusion; the ruin of men's souls abetted; the church is corrupted; and the honor of Christianity is compromised.
When the church neglects Scriptural discipline, it is cherishing a viper in its bosom!
~John Angell James~