The major purposes of church discipline are:

1. To deal with sin in the church before Christ has to step in and deal with it personally (Rev. 2-3).

2. To restore offending believers to a place of unhindered fellowship (Matt. 18:15-17; Gal. 6:1).

3. To warn and deter others from sin (1 Tim. 5:20).

4. To prevent desecrating the Lord’s Table (1 Cor. 11:27-32).

5. To purify the church (1 Cor. 5:6-8).

6. To glorify God (1 Cor. 10:31).