Should i stop being friends with this guy?

[jesus-freak]

i have been friends with this guy for a long time now. because i don't want to use his real name i'll call him john. i have known john since 2nd grade and we have been the best of friends. but for a while now john and his family have stopped going to church and have been doing some really weird ungodly stuff. john started swearing and taking the lords name in vain! he started have sex (he tells me) with a girl and now he is doing weed! and yesterday john told me that he is an atheist and that god isn't real, bible isn't true! I really want to be friends with him because he is really nice. but i'm afraid he will start to try to pull me away from god and make me disobey the commandments.

what should i do? should i just tell him i don't want to be friends anymore. should i just stay friends with him. or should i try to bring him back to god?

i have prayed about it but i still don't know. what should i do?

 

[Ugly]

Well, as long as there's no temptation to do wrong, or him attempting to sway how you feel, then no reason not to remain friends. But if he starts either purposefully or incidentally having a negative affect on you, then it may be time to start pulling away. You don't need to say it, just pull away.
There's nothing wrong with having non-Christian friends. A person who can be a valuable friend should be kept near you, Christian or not. And not all 'Christians' are good influences either. So don't assume that someone calling themselves a Christian automatically is good to have around. Judge each person by the quality of the relationship and the good or bad affect they have on you.

 

[Lucy68]

Remain friends as long as it doesn't damage your relationship with Christ. If you're feeling negatively influenced, you might want to limit your time with him.

 

[Esta]

Stay away man,just stay away. Although that sounds like a question u should ask your parents man. Remember,stay.away.

 

[choosingmylife]

Nothing you say to your friend will save him. It'll help, possibly, but in the end he needs to make up his mind whether or not to return to God. You know your friend, so if this seems like a phase you should stick by him. But if this is different than anything you've ever seen, I think it's time to let it go.

 

[TheRejected]

It's my personal beleif that you should continue to be freinds with him. It is obvious by the fact that you'r asking this question that you already know what could happen and are on guard for it. If things go south and you are absolutely too different to get along, then yes you should. But if he's not cuasing any harm to your personal beleifs, then continue to be friends with him. Maybe you will prove to be a positive influence in his life, even if he is athiest. If all christians isolated themselves from the world then the world would have been doomed a long time ago.

 

[respekt]

[h=3]1 Corinthians 15:33[/h]New King James Version (NKJV)

[SUP]33 [/SUP]Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”

 

[fourleaf]

I agree to Ugly's point of view. You said you've been best friends so why not take that opportunity and influence him to bring him back to Christ?

 

[ServantStrike]

I'm going to say that no, you shouldn't stop being friends, but only under certain circumstances.

I actually just typed out a list of legal reasons why you need to be careful about your friend's weed habit, but I posted it in it's own thread because I think it's that important

Numerous state and federal laws put you at risk if you are with your friend while he is in possession of illegal substances, even in small quantities. Make sre you never get put in that situation and only meet in public.

Your positive example may lead your friend back to Christ, but don't let your desire for friendship and to help this person land you in trouble.

 

[kittycat7]

What the wicked dreads will overtake him; what the righteous desire will be granted.

—Proverbs 10:24​

 

[jimmydiggs]

Bad company corrupts good morals.