JEHOVHA IS VERY TENDER IN AFFECTION AND Merciful"

 Elders who serve on committees have a responsibility before Jehovah to keep the congregation clean. (1 Corinthians 5:7) They also want wrongdoers to be moved to repentance if possible. To that end, elders maintain a positive, hopeful, outlook. Why? Because they want to imitate Jehovah, who is  "very tender in affection and merciful." (James 5:11) Note how the aged apostle John showed such a spirit. He wrote: "My little children, I am writing you these things so that you may not commit a sin. And yet, if anyone does commit a sin, we have a helper with the Father, Jesus Christ, a righteous one. -1 JOHN 2:1. 

Sadly, there are times when a Christian refuses to repent. If so, he must be removed from the congregation. How do the elders handle such case?  We will consider that matter in the final article of this series.

Next time: Help for Those Who Are Removed From the Congregation

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