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Matthew 5 is always a good start (and a personal favorite). John 1 is typically considered a basic start, but maybe too close to the problem at hand. There's also 2 Timothy 3 which is good, 1 John 1 as well. And most anything from Psalms or Proverbs.
I have to run just now, but will be back later tonight or tomorrow with some more thoughts.
Brightest blessings,
-- Druweid
I would also talk to your pastor about it. Since you have been friends for some time, maybe arrange a meeting with him along with your pastor at your home.
I was involved in a cult when I was much younger. It was only through lot of prayer by other believers that my eyes were opened to the truth and a local Baptist Church helped me to break ties with the cult.
Please be really careful....cults have a way of pulling people in. I will keep you and him in prayer.
Well, it's official, not only is he demonically influenced, he's turned into the most annoying guy on the planet.
He visited me Saturday, and all he did was make fun of my stuff, my worldview, and my intelligence. That's all he did besides watching anime on his laptop. I'm still amazed how annoying existentialism is. Plus with a kid that's in a cult. I'm starting to run out of patience. It was high for over two years, and now it is at medium. I hope God can answer my prayers 'cause I don't know what I'll do if he ends up unsaved and seperated from God for eternity in Hell.
I doubt that he's 'demonically influenced', but certainly he is not a very nice guy at the moment, even if he was your friend in the past.
It seems to me that you should try not to let the mean things he says prey on your mind, since you don't deserve to be treated that way.
But I will also suggest that he may come to you and say these things because he is unhappy, and, misery loving company, he is mean to you to try to reassure himself that he is right.
I would also suggest that you not let him visit in your house if he is just going to be unpleasant, and if you do let him, ask him to leave if he starts making fun of you and belittling you, because that is just not right. You can let him know that you care about him without being a doormat.
Thanks! But for another piece of evidence of change, the kid used to be forgiving. Now he keeps telling me, if someone punches you, get revenge. That is against my beliefs as a Christian from Christ's teachings. What should I do about that?
Yes, yes he is.You mentioned something about Existentialism? Is the person in question an Existentialist?
Guess what. He turned atheist because of his public school. Not to mention the insults got worse.
atheism can be better than cultism, but they can be more hateful towards believers...
i'm assuming he's probably young if he's still in school, it's a good time to try new things out, spiritually...the insults can be a normal thing that come with school age children, my daughter is subject to them being slightly different than the other children and they definitly have gotten more cruel out of elementry school into a middle school....and high school is even worse.
it seems you're putting too much stock in his faith, dismissing issues he's having on a personal level, sadly there's not much you can do, show him by example, accept that he's going through changes, be there if he needs you and you want to be there for him, but generally it's hopeless trying to change him, when he's obviously going through so many changes himself...and will probably spend a significant amount of time doing so.
be a friend to him in so far as you're not opening yourself up to cruelity but this is an issue he has to resolve for himself, God may try to intervene but i've found He seems to prefer people finding Him through their mistakes, willingly embracing Him having learned what they need out of life versus what they want and deciding what's best to support their needs.
some people have to make their own bed and sleep in it before they realize where they're messing up, otherwise you'll always be their maid.
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