We viewed disfellowshipping as divine discipline and were convinced that Jehovah disciplines out of love and to the proper degree.
وَٱعْتَبَرْنَا ٱلْفَصْلَ تَأْدِيبًا مِنْ يَهْوَهَ ،‏ وَكُنَّا عَلَى يَقِينٍ أَنَّهُ يُقَوِّمُ بِٱعْتِدَالٍ وَأَنَّ ٱلتَّأْدِيبَ تَعْبِيرٌ عَنْ مَحَبَّتِهِ .‏