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How do you deal with someone close to you who is knowingly sinning?

If there is a group of people you associate with, say in your circle of closest friends or family even, and there is one or two of them who continue to do what you consider a sin, how do you act around them? Do you avoid them? Change your circle?

Say they commit adultery or theft or slander or something else. But bottom line is that what they do is a sin in your book. What is the right thing to do? If they already know it's wrong, but they live as if they aren't sinning (Because let's face it, many things that are deemed wrong in the past are suddenly accepted by society as okay. Keywords being accepted by society, not right.) , what is the right thing to do?

Funny thing about right and wrong. Society changes it continuously for convenience. Do you see it? I'm asking this to you, especially to those who know what WWJD stands for. What do you think would Jesus do?
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Doomflower · 41-45, M
While you may act to minimize actual and potential harm to any nonconsenting parties I would advise involving yourself as little as necessary.

1) If you have the concept of sin you also have a concept of free choice and it's not your place to judge people anyway so mind your own business and work on your own sins.

2) You don't want to become a target of harassment for speaking up.
Casheyane · 31-35, F
@Doomflower I think I agree with 1, to some extent. But not when it affects a family or friends and send them to ruin.

As for 2, isn't there that quote? About the triumph of evil needing only the righteous's silence to happen?

If I want the easy way out, then I may just go with those and not ponder on this. But I ponder anyway. Because I think there is an answer to be found somewhere.
Doomflower · 41-45, M
@Casheyane i didn't phrase it correctly.

You don't need to piss people off by butting into their business.