When they serve on judicial committees, they must carefully determine whether a Christian guilty of serious sin is repentant. Repentance ​ — or the lack of it — ​ is not always obvious.
فَلِيَتَأَكَّدُوا مِنْ تَوْبَتِهِ ،‏ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ يَفْحَصُوا مَوْقِفَهُ مِنَ ٱلْخَطَإِ وَمَا فِي قَلْبِهِ .‏