Disfellowshipping because of Sin: When, if ever?

[TrmptPraise]

Originally Posted by TrmptPraise

You and I have had this discussion before in relevance to outward worship. God can and will (in many cases) cause an instantaneous change in a person. It will always be preceded by a repentant heart. It does not, however, turn off the pressures or temptations of life and the world. There in lies the struggle. It is when one never comes to repentance and never fights the fight. They become an enabler of sin rather than picking up the Sword against it. Thats when a pastor has to ask themselves....is more damage being done to church body by this sin's existence than the good I can do by attempting to continue to bring this one to repentance?

This was my take.

[chosenbyone]

Originally Posted by Joelel

Overtaken is one who falls into a sin and does it over and over. Everyone sins here and then but you can't pick up a sin and keep doing it over and over and over and never get victory.You disfellowship them who don't try to stop.

I agree in part with your statement above; however, it might have appeared that someone stopped trying to be an overcomer, yet their heart still longed for deliverance.

On the other hand, a person could be so focused on working with someone who was sent to distract them by appearing to want change, but they never had any intention to fully take the steps needed for their deliverance. During that time, there could be someone else that God had intended that person to minister to, but they were too busy trying to help the decoy.

Given the different scenarios, one must be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Ghost when dealing with those that have been "overtaken" with sin. The consequences for not doing so could be grave.

[Joelel]

Originally Posted by chosenbyone

I agree in part with your statement above; however, it might have appeared that someone stopped trying to be an overcomer, yet their heart still longed for deliverance.

On the other hand, a person could be so focused on working with someone who was sent to distract them by appearing to want change, but they never had any intention to fully take the steps needed for their deliverance. During that time, there could be someone else that God had intended that person to minister to, but they were too busy trying to help the decoy.

Given the different scenarios, one must be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Ghost when dealing with those that have been "overtaken" with sin. The consequences for not doing so could be grave.

I would only disfellowship someone who caused trouble in the church or tried to drag others into sin with them.

[Sister Alvear]

There are a few people that I wish we would have disfellowshipped and they would have cause us less heartache...however it is hard to know what to do in some situations...