The Watchtower, “Disfellowshiping—How to View It”
“And we all know from our experience over the years that a simple “Hello” to someone can be the first step that develops into a conversation and maybe even a friendship. Would we want to take that first step with a disfellowshiped person?”
Par. 21-23 (pp. 24-25) apply 2 John 9-11 to expelled persons; par. 13-16 create the category of disassociation (by statement or by joining an organisation contrary to the Bible) and direct that such persons be 'viewed and treated as are those who have been disfellowshiped'; par. 27 says a member who will not cease fellowship with an expelled person 'must be removed from the congregation'.
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Corroborated by. src-lv-2008-gods-love-appendix, src-court-us-1987-0610-paul-v-watchtower
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-w-1981-0915-disfellowshiping-how-to-view-it