When a Jehovah's Witness gets disfellowshipped, does?

Question

this mean they are unforgiven?

Answer 1

Good question =)...I  think they are somewhat forgiven (Just because Jehovah would like us to forgive those that have done wrong) amongst the congregation however they are still disfellowshipped.

Answer 2

Their literature says disfellowshipped people are outside of salvation and will be destroyed at Armageddon.  This is true even if they're trying to be "reinstated" as a "publisher" (their term for parishoner) in good standing.

The ones on here will tell you only God knows who will be saved, but that's not what their literature says.  It's weird to me these Yahoo JWs say different things than their literature, which says different things than the Bible.  YET, they say you cannot understand the Bible without their literature!  what a conundrum!

Answer 3

yes.

Answer 4

Disfellowshipping is like when a child does something that you told them not to do, and they knew better and done it anyway. You would put them on restriction.

When a person is disfellowshiped, they have done something that goes against the bible and is not sorry for it. It takes a lot for a person to be disfellowshipped, but they can come to the meetings, just can't comment, or have any responsibilities. It is a protection for those in the congregation, so that the unrepentant attitude will stay out. But if the DF person wants to be reinstated, they must show that they are sorry, and want to serve Jehovah again. I know many that have been reinstated.

Answer 5

No.

It means they are not sorry for what they did and want to continue.

Here's a typical situation:

Vot meets a cute guy, throws all caution to the wind and ends up having s*x with him. The elders find out somehow, and they show Vot from the Bible why s*x before marriage is wrong.

(At this point, if Vot stops sleeping around and works with the elders to regain her spiritual balance, no disfellowshipping takes place)

But if Vot resists their efforts to help her and continues sleeping with the guy (and everyone knows Vot is a JW, they'll say "Look at what that JW is doing, don't JWs teach that fornication is wrong?" and other young girls in the congregation might say "This is unfair! How come Vot gets to get some while we need to wait till marriage???") See how Vot's actions affect everybody?

So Vot would be put out (i.e disfellowshipped) so that;

1) The name of Jehovah and his Witnesses is kept above reproach

2) To keep others from thinking they can sin with impunity and all is fine

3) To give Vot some shock-therapy so that she regains her senses and stops sinning, and when she does, she'll be welcomed back.

Answer 6

No it means that the person has shown an unrepentant attitude toward what they have done.

Answer 7

They're essentially excommunicated until they serve sometime getting right with the religion. They can go to meetings and such, but they can't talk to anyone.

However when the elders deem them worthy again, they get 'reinstated'. Then they are forgiven and can associate with people again.

Note: You can also be disfellowshipped for associated with a disfellowshipped person.

Answer 8

No..It means that they have committed a serious sin and is unrepentant. It doesn't mean they are unforgiven because if they are unrepentant they never really apologized in the first place. People are disfellowshipped so that their conduct and thinking will not stumble the rest of the congregation. It was their choice to be unrepentant. But God forgives when they are ready to realize their mistake and repent.

Answer 9

Of course not since they are welcomed back and reinstatement is possible.  We just don't want sin to continue without consequences.