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Jehovah’s Sheep Need Tender CareThe Watchtower—1996 | January 15
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e If the decision is to disfellowship and there is an appeal, announcement is held in abeyance. See pages 147-8 of the book Organized to Accomplish Our Ministry.
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Jehovah’s Sheep Need Tender CareThe Watchtower—1996 | January 15
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17. What steps are taken if a baptized wrongdoer does not repent and abandon his sinful course?
17 Of course, having been baptized recently is no excuse for unrepentantly practicing sin. (Hebrews 10:26, 27; Jude 4) If any baptized wrongdoer does not repent and abandon his sinful course, he would be expelled from the congregation. (1 Corinthians 5:6, 11-13; 2 Thessalonians 2:11, 12; 2 John 9-11) When this action seems necessary, the body of elders will choose a judicial committee. If expulsion occurs, this brief announcement would be made: “ . . . has been disfellowshipped.”e
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