Should I?Jehovah's witnesses only!?

Question

I asked this question the other day and got a few answers, but I'm still unsure...so Please help!

If I'm disfellowshiped, and another person is disfellowshiped ( they got df before I did) and we were involved with each other, but in my meeting I did not mention that person by name, should I go back to the brothers/elders and mention it? Or should I leave it be, they were df for the same act(s).What would you do?

Thanks for all of your answers! I just spoke with the person and found out they were already DF so there is not a need to say anything to the elders

Answer 1

No, unless either disfellowshipped person is misrepresenting himself to the congregation as being qualified for reinstatement.

Normally there is no need to discuss any details of the sins one committed during the time one was disfellowshipped from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. However, there are at least two notable exceptions where even a disfellowshipped Christian would recognize the need to confess his sins to persons besides his heavenly Father Jehovah.

1. A disfellowshipped Christian who engages in adultery does not merely commit a serious sin against Jehovah God, but against the innocent spouse. The sin must be confessed to the innocent spouse, preferably by her own spouse.

2. A disfellowshipped Christian who engages in child abuse or child pornography commits a serious sin with special consequences. Even if the sinner believes his gross sin to be behind him, it would be terribly selfish for such a sinner to allow the congregation to believe that he qualified for special privileges, when in fact these types of sins permanently disqualify the sinner from congregation privileges.


Of course, the Christian Congregation is not primarily interested in confession (which, most importantly, is done in prayer to God), but in one's repentance and one's renewed resolve to live by God's standards. Serious sin by an active Christian should move him to work with congregation elders, and refusal to do so is generally seen as a lack of humility which impedes genuine repentance.

(James 5:14-15) Is there anyone [spiritually] sick among you? Let him call the older men of the congregation to him, and let them pray over him, [metaphorically] greasing him with oil in the name of Jehovah. And the prayer of faith will make the indisposed one well


A Christian working toward reinstatement will likely recognize the need to be candid with congregation elders, but elders are primarily interested in the progress one has made rather than the depths to which one had previously sunk.

Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/19880415/article_01.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/19970101/article_01.htm

Answer 2

No, just leave it alone, if you really think about it how can imperfect and sinful man handle sins, only Jesus Christ can do this. I know of a kingdom hall who disfellowshipped the brother with the aid of two witnesses. the kid stayed disfellowshipped for a year until one of the girls, went back and told the elders that it was all a lie! Who made the mistake? Jehovah God or man? Man did, God knows all and does not make these mistakes. Man can not judge sins! Judge not that you be not judge for the same judging that you are judging out you will be judge by. I would leave it alone, just go to Jesus he knows already and if you asked him for forgiveness he has already done it! there's no time period on sins where you have to sit in the back of the hall and can't say anything to anyone when the kingdom hall is full of sinners, whats the point or who are you giving this allegiance to, MEN, no give it to Jesus.

Answer 3

Since.. you seem to be asking again and your unsure of what to do.. I think that unconsciously you feel guilty and are torn between what to do. But It seems like you want to say it.
So go take that burden off your shoulder and tell the elders it doesn't matter what happens.. At least you will have a clean and clear conscience and not feeling like your hiding anything.

What's the worst that can happen nothing really he's df and so are you so it pretty much just making your self feel at ease. So go girl talk to them and tell him that you never said the person name but you feel like you should of.

If I kept asking myself what should i do? so often It would most likely mean that i need to go tell. So i would go talk to them.

Like i said its just to make yourself feel better.. Jehovah knows the truth you can't hide anything from him. But he does encourage us that if something is bothering us to go talk to the elders and clearly is bothering you of not telling. You have nothing to loose by telling. =)

So if you want a more direct answer here it is

GO AND TALK!>> YES you should go tell them ..lol =)

Answer 4

no cause they are already df. God knows what that person did. they elders also may already know.

I hope you are not doing these thing any longer
i hope you are going to meeting
Have a nice day.

Answer 5

If you are interested in being reinstated then yes you do have mention it. Its better to be clear with the elders about everything, if you are planning on returning......