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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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MasterofNone · 26-30, M
I'd ask that question again to answer this question. WWJD with those people except forgiving and accepting, knowing that they will face consequences sooner or later?

Most people face the consequences only when all the suffering comes at them right before death but consequences always come.
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WhateverWorks · 36-40
Did this person you associate with actually physically, psychologically, sexually, or financially abuse them? You don’t strike me at the kind of person to enable an abuser by looking he other way. That’s not what Jesus would do heh

However, this doesn’t sound like they were abused.. it sounds like some thing happened, a divorce, remarriage? Possibly someone realizing they are gay, which some Christians consider us in? That one person is still grieving and upset about it is not your responsibility to ‘fix’ by judging/alienating the other person.

@Casheyane
Casheyane · 31-35, F
WhateverWorks · 36-40
Yeah, sure. Just to give you a heads up though I’m always multitasking when I’m on the site so if there’s delays between my messages it’s nothing personal @Casheyane
Casheyane · 31-35, F
@WhateverWorks No worries. I don't always check message box too. No pressure.