The General Conference Commission on Chemical Dependency took a look at the Adventist family. A statement such as this makes us shudder. A resounding yes. If we are to be a healing community, we must follow heaven's way in dealing with sin and sinners. Harsh judgments and sharp words will not do.
Church discipline is never punitive.
The matter of judgment and justice is in God's hands. The church must learn the art of loving sinners while hating sin. There is another way that we deal with the wounded. We ignore them, neglect them, overlook them, pass them by on the other side. Most of us fall into this category.