>47. Where he recognizes deviations and dishonour he should make these known openly to the church. If it concerns serious dishonour and if it persists even when reprimanded repeatedly, then he has the choice to suffer or to leave his church. But as long as it is possible, he should not leave but stay and stand.
I think this is an important point. People are leaving churches left and right and joining new ones every week, but they forget important things, they will leave behind their family members, they will leave behind their community members. Why not debate first? When they leave behind their community, they leave them to their misbeliefs, they don't take up responsibility for their fellow men and flee to other communities.