Expert: Janko - 8/7/2006

Question
I'm sorry to say but your doctrine sounds very judgemental.
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Followup To

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I agree with you. Did you noticed that the shepard left behind his 99 and went after the lost sheep in the wilderness and did not stop till he found the lost one who needed his help? then once found, the heavens rejoiced over the one sinner who repented. The sheppard went out of his way to bring the sinner back in.
My question is:

Why disfellowship, shunning away and excommunicate a lost sinner?
Here I see a cry for help-------> http://experts.about.com/q/Jehovah-s-Witness-1617/mom-son-wedding.htm   But instead of listening to the families cry. She was then again shunned away.  LUKE 15:4-6  Why push away a lost sheep yelling for help? Why turn away from a persons cry? Why divide a family when there is no other god in the household? Will you push someone to suicide when that person is emotionally inflicted in pain? Has your heart turned into stone for the cries of others?
R/Luis

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Followup To

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What is your interpretation of Luke 15:4-6?

r/Luis

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It's not my interpretation but God's through Jesus' illustration about a lost sheep(a member of the Christian congregation)that has drifted away or fallen away from the truth and then has repented of their wrong doings then returned to the congregation and was accepted backed with open arms and much joy to the congregation. Janko

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We disfellowship a person for gross sinful conduct to keep our congregation clean and give this person a chance to repent and return and  be reinstated back into the congregation.It is merely a disciplne action to help the person,and also it is out of God's love that this is done.Were not miracle workers and it is up to the sinful person to either repent or it some cases they rebell instead
It is a matter of take your punishment or suffer the consequences.A person who is in a disfellowship is considered alienated from God and will if not reconciled before the great tribulation will therefore not be saved.
Janko

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I'm sorry you feel that way but it is God's way not our way
that the decisions are made on Bible based priciples only and are by vote by the Elders on a majority with them all being in agreement before carrying out the discipline actions and what type there should be based on the type of case that is involved.So if you want to call Jehovah a
judgmental person be my guest we all have free will as our own moral agents.