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How do we know excommunication is unjust?

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Excommunication can be unjust when it is used to silence truth rather than uphold it, as demonstrated by the Pharisees' treatment of the healed man.

Excommunication is often a tool misused by institutional powers to suppress those who speak truth contrasted with their traditions. In the case of the blind man healed by Christ, the Pharisees expelled him from the Jewish Church for affirming the reality of his healing, which they could not deny. Ryle emphasizes that while this act had severe social consequences for the man, it held no spiritual weight, since God's true Church transcends earthly boundaries and judgments. The righteous are ultimately those whom Christ acknowledges and blesses, making it clear that human institutions cannot invalidate one's standing before God.
Scripture References: Proverbs 26:2

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