Anna

So...how would you keep the congregations spiritually and morally clean Γιαννης Διαμαντιδης? Taking into consideration how Jesus viewed congregations who were lacking in this regard: " ‘Nevertheless, I have a few things against you, that you have there those adhering to the teaching of Baʹlaam, who taught Baʹlak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality. In the same way, you also have those adhering to the teaching of the sect of Nic·o·laʹus.So repent. If you do not, I am coming to you quickly, and I will war against them with the long sword of my mouth". How do you imagine the Congregations of our time would look if "those who are sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, men who practice homosexuality,thieves, greedy people, drunkards, revilers, and extortioners" were tolerated?? P.S. No one was ever disfellowshipped for organ transplants. The Greek brother who left to have an organ transplant, was he disfellowshipped?

Those who no longer want to be one of Jehovah's Witnesses are free to leave, any time. They will not, and never have been shunned. Jehovah's Witnesses who practice sin, and are not repentant, or those who deliberately and maliciously disrupt the peace of the congregation will be disfellowshipped and as such will be shunned by the members of the congregation. Disfellowshipping does not have to be a permanent status.Those who show a repentant attitude and "works" of repentance will be welcomed back. The fact that this lady had been disfellowshipped for 20 years, from what I understand, means she never sought reistatement during those 20 years (!) I ask myself why?? "especially that she truly believed in God and that the organization (JW) is his tool".

You are obviously not familiar with what it means to be one of Jehovah's Witnesses. Jehovah's Witnesses do not go to war. Those who have left JW's might. Therefor those who are seduced by Satan will go to do the works of Satan, therefor they will no longer be Witnesses for Jehovah. Just as perfect Adam and Eve were seduced to sin, and just as perfect angels in heaven were seduced to sin then also other perfect humans can be seduced to sin. Relative perfection does not automatically guarantee immunity to sin. Perfect mankind will still have free will.