[supercat]

"If God has forgiven someone's sins, what right does anyone have to condemn that person allegedly on God's behalf?"

Nobody condems the person, he condemns himself by his actions.

If the person continues to sin, that is true. But if someone has turned from their evil ways, and has sought and received forgiveness and atonement, I would think that such a person would no longer be condemned by his actions. Indeed, if Christ didn't come to save such people, why'd he come at all?

[Aquinasfan]

if someone has turned from their evil ways, and has sought and received forgiveness and atonement, I would think that such a person would no longer be condemned by his actions.

See #59

[TheCrusader]

"If the person continues to sin, that is true. But if someone has turned from their evil ways, and has sought and received forgiveness and atonement, I would think that such a person would no longer be condemned by his actions."

I think you're right. An excommunication holds up to the person the nature of his unrepentent sin and asks him to repent and come home. So I just want to reitterate that excommunication isn't to separate a person from God, it's to bring him back into the fold. As it says in Revelation 3:19 "Those whom I love, I reprove and chasten; so be zealous and repent."

God's abundant blessings to you