Do not associate with evil doers

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Humans are social creatures. If a person spends too much time in the company of people who behave a certain way, that person will most likely change and conform.

An example: a man who is against patronising strip clubs and nearly all of his friends of about the same age don’t any moral objections to them. When a bachelor party for one of his buddies is held and a strip club is involved and the man is invited, he will feel immense pressure to join them despite his position on strip clubs. Many including married men often wind up going despite their opposition. Peer pressure is powerful and don’t for a second believe we are completely immune.

If you aren’t strong in your faith and are too shy in saying ‘no’ to people, it’s best not to associate with people who do bad things.

Even people who are strong in faith and are assertive enough to say ‘no’ to people should be ‘grounded’ with a circle of friends who don’t participate in bad behaviour before ‘associating’ with people who behave terribly. They should spend more time together with the former than the latter.
 
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Well they are married, but I do not ask them what they do in their bedroom.
 
Jamie5 said:
Well they are married, but I do not ask them what they do in their bedroom.
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Actually, no, they are not “married”. Marriage is between one man and one woman. Marriage is a sacrament and a gift from God and cannot be re-defined.
 
I will take their world for it, thank you very much. 😁 So are you saying you would not associate with gay people? Or just married gay people? I guess I am not understanding your point to be completely honest. The term “evil doers” gets thrown around too freely I presume. But they are my neighbors and best of friends and I do not get involved in their personal lives behind closed doors the same with all my friends and family and other neighbors.
 
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I will take their world for it, thank you very much. 😁 So are you saying you would not associate with gay people? Or just married gay people? I guess I am not understanding your point to be completely honest. The term “evil doers” gets thrown around too freely I presume. But they are my neighbors and best of friends and I do not get involved in their personal lives behind closed doors the same with all my friends and family and other neighbors.
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Where did I indicate I would not associate with gay people? I’m currently in LA visiting my son and daughter-in-law and new grand-baby and my DIL has a good friend who is gay. Both him and his “husband” have visited us and I certainly have interacted with them. I pray for them and they know I am a Christian, but because they are currently only acquaintances of mine I can’t very well comment on their lifestyle…but I certainly would if they asked or if I was a close friend. At the very least I would tell them what the faith and Scripture has to say. We owe it to our fellow men to tell about Jesus and His commands. I hope you will listen closely to your friends and if and when the opportunity arises, you tell them, IN CHARITY the danger their souls are in.
 
If someone I knew told me my marriage was not valid and that my soul was in danger I don’t think I’d want to be friend with them anymore, gay or straight.
 
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