Bad Company 2nd Corinthians 6:14-18

[nancyshanice]

Who knows how many lives have been ruined because of negative influence of friends? For instance, many people who struggle with some sort of substance abuse, be it alcohol or drugs, often trace their introduction to the substance: not from shadowy figure hiding in the dark alley but from their best friends.

A young man, friends somewhat of an outcast in a school and coming from a cold, uncaring family, found friends who made him part of their close knit circle. He soon knew they would put their lives on line for him and he felt such a sense of belonging that he would he would have risked his life for them.

Sounds like a great thing, right? Sounds like the beauty of friendship, as depicted in proverbs 18:24, right? Well, not quite, because we are discussing about a young man who joined a youth gang heavily involved in violence, theft, and drug abuse. Thus, like anything, friendship, even what we might call a “good friend”, can be a double edged sword.

Have you ever witnessed that bad con ready and intellectually, spiritually upright person to the wrong way? How can you tell if your friendship with anon believer is hurting you spiritually or in any way? And which is the way out?

[Mercy20]

Friendship with a non believer, can easily be detected through his satanic ways of living, you will realize that such a person, is always positioned to do evils which are against a true believer; and to work it out, one should try to change the person at all costs, though it is not that easy.

[luicer]

Of course there are many who are in Christ but ends up falling just because of the devil’s trick through their peers. Be careful with whom you call your friend and guard yourself to what is right but not being directed by the influence of your beloved colleagues. It will be good if you resist them and believe in God’s guidance since He is the true friend.

[Alloys]

When it comes to friends and company choose wisely putting in mind that you are to keep your heart safe. Seek God’s wisdom.

[lynkez]

As much as we need some people to keep company with or share some ideas with we should be aware that staying around these people shall impact our social and private life as well.

As says the proverb:

'Show me your friends and I will tell you who you are'

The kinds of friends we have do affect us a great deal. We should look for friends who can inspire us positively and not spoilers, friends who can help us grow in our daily Christian lives. We don’t need to be loose in being changed to the negative for it is all for our demerit. We should ask God o protect us from bad company. Better stay alone than be with a friend who will lead you into peril.

[Ivyc]

The kind of friends we keep determines who we are, it is therefore important to choose the people we call our friends wisely. Keeping non believers as friends may deter us from the kingdom of God since they may influence us negatively.