A few who have been expelled from the congregation because of unrepentantly pursuing a sinful course have worked hard to be reinstated, only to be disfellowshipped again ​ — sometimes shortly afterward — ​ because of similar wrongdoing.
بی‌ثباتی برخی از تعمیدیافتگان به این دلیل است که در مقابل وسوسه‌ها مقاومت نمی‌کنند و یا تا مرز شکستن قوانین خدا پیش می‌روند .‏