HOW THE ELDERS ASSIST THOSE WHO GET INVOLVED IN SERIOUS SIN - Continue

 The elders strive to imitate Jesus. When dealing with Saul of Tarsus, the resurrected Jesus asked a probing question: "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?" Jesus thereby helped him to reason on his wrong course. (Acts 9:3-6) And in the case of "that woman Jezebel," Jesus said: "I gave her time to repent." - REVELATION 2:20, 21. 

In imitation of Jesus, the elders are not hasty to conclude that a wrongdoer will repent. While some may repent during the committee's first meeting with them, others may need more time. So the elders may arrange to meet with the sinner more than once. Perhaps after that first meeting, the erring Christian will begin to think seriously about what he has been told. He may approach Jehovah in a humble prayer. (Psalm 32:5; 38:18) Thus, at a subsequent meeting, the sinner may have a different spirit from the one he showed at the first meeting. 

To help the sinner to repentance, the elders show empathy and kindness. They hope and pray that Jehovah will bless their efforts and that the wayward Christian may come to his senses and repent. - 2 TIMOTHY 2:25, 26. 

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