DAILY TEXT, Saturday, June 27, 2026. Keep bringing them up in accordance with Jehovah’s discipline and counsel (Eph. 6:4).

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Saturday, June 27, 2026

Continue to raise them in accordance with Jehovah’s discipline and counsel (Eph. 6:4).

What happens if a baptized Christian under the age of 18 commits a serious sin? The body of elders will select two elders to meet with the minor and their Witness parents. These elders will find out what steps the parents have already taken to help their child make the necessary changes and repent. If the minor has a good attitude and is accepting their parents’ help, the two elders may decide that a committee meeting is not necessary. After all, God has given parents the responsibility to lovingly correct their children (Deut. 6:6, 7; Prov. 6:20; 22:6; Eph. 6:2-4). Afterward, the elders will speak with the parents from time to time to make sure the minor continues to receive the help they need. Now, what happens if the baptized minor does not repent and refuses to change? In that case, a committee of elders will meet with them and their Witness parents. w24.08 24 para. 18

If the sin is widely known in the congregation or is likely to become so, what announcement will be made, and for what purpose?

In some cases, the sin is widely known in the congregation or is likely to become so. Then “those present” would be the entire congregation. So an elder would announce to the congregation that the brother or sister has been reproved. Why? Paul explained: “So that it may serve as a warning to the others” and that they may not commit a serious sin.

How do elders imitate Jehovah when dealing with those who commit serious sin?

Elders serving on committees want to make sure that the congregation remains clean because it is a responsibility Jehovah has given them (1 Cor. 5:7). But they also want to do all they can to help a Christian who has sinned to repent, and so they maintain an optimistic and positive attitude. In this way, they imitate Jehovah, who is “very loving and merciful” (Jas. 5:11). Consider these affectionate words that the apostle John wrote in his old age: “My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not commit a sin. But if anyone does commit a sin, we have a helper who is with the Father: Jesus Christ, one who is righteous” (1 John 2:1).

What will we see in the last article of this series?

Unfortunately, there are times when a Christian who has committed a serious sin refuses to repent. If that happens, it is necessary to remove him from the congregation. How do the elders handle these cases? We will see in the last article of this series.

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