[Jerry_M]

And if they don't? I don't remember Jesus laying down any appellate procedures in Matthew 18.

One of the biggest problems today is the fact that most churches, Catholic, Protestant, or other, totally ignore Matthew 18. This problem is due to the fact that they want to keep the seats in the pews and the dollars in the coffers. Forget the fact that the majority of so-called "christians" are indistinguishable from their pagan neighbors. The "church" in America is overrun with "tares", and the "wheat" is getting choked out. God deliver us from our "churches"!

[TrueBeliever9]

>>>"wheat" is getting choked out. <<<

The "wheat" is running out of the churches! TrueBelievers want to be in The Bride! According to Hebrew history, only 10% will be in The Bride of the Messiah! The rest will be in the Body - which will go to heaven, but not live in the Messiah's presence! The Bride makes herself ready - The Bride is The Word, The Law of YHWY because the Messiah will not be unequally yoked!

[Aquinasfan]

The point is that Jesus tells them to go to "the church." The command is not qualified. Jesus obviously means His Church. His Church, which Scripture calls "the pillar and foundation of truth," cannot exist in many places with conflicting teachings. Jesus had to be speaking of a clearly discernable church.