There are times when Christians find themselves seriously asking whether it is okay for them to cut a certain person out of their life. This may come in the form of abuse, disagreements, toxic relationships, non-believers and more. There are times in which it is time to take a step back from another person. Scripture clearly points out that there comes a point in which time is being wasted.<\/p>\n
Before discussing the circumstances in which it is appropriate to step back from another person, the guys detail the times in which it isn\u2019t. On one hand, it is good to spend time with people who challenge us and don\u2019t share the same opinions as ourselves. The beauty of the gospel is that God brings together different tribes, tongues, and nations. Sometimes, it is our own pride that makes us want to walk away from a relationship. We should approach differences amongst Christians with humility and grace, remembering that those differences will strengthen our understanding of who God is.<\/p>\n
God has given us the prescription for how to walk away from a relationship in Matthew 18. If someone sins against you who claims to know Christ, we are to take them aside and speak to them directly about what has happened. If they listen to you and acknowledge what they have done, you will have found a friend for life. There are some people who we should never cut out from our lives, like our family members. Even if a family member has committed an atrocious act, we can still love them with boundaries in place. There is a difference between forgiveness and consequence. 1 Corinthians 5 calls us out of intimate relationships with sexually immoral people, drunkards, and idolators who claim to be Christians. This is to protect ourselves, our family, and the church. For anyone listening who may have been turned away from themselves, you are reminded that the pain you feel is just a small glimpse of what it would be for God to turn away from you. You cannot be reconciled by friends and family until you have been reconciled with God.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As Christians, it can be difficult and even painful to determine whether it\u2019s appropriate to remove someone from our life. Does the Bible give clear guidance on this? Does God allow us to pull away from certain personal influences? Listen as the guys discuss this in today\u2019s episode.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":281384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","tags":[],"post_series":[],"podcast_series":[11425],"speaker":[11609,11189,11190,11187],"podcast_topics":[11611,11610,11256],"class_list":["post-362110","episode","type-episode","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","podcast_series-season-2","speaker-emeal-zwane","speaker-mark-spence","speaker-oscar-navarro","speaker-ray-comfort","podcast_topics-break-fellowship","podcast_topics-disagreement","podcast_topics-relationships","entry","has-media"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n