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<blockquote data-quote="Vermithrax" data-source="post: 5667619" data-attributes="member: 580386">Mugen, I hope you don&#039;t take this as an attack on your position in any way. I have grown up being of the mindset that to live life in the way you describe would require a separation from all things that may entice one down the wrong path. That is a discipline that I&#039;d venture very few can claim success, myself included.You say these friends are born again yet they continue to engage in activities which keep them from fulfillment? It&#039;s easy to talk the talk, are you sure they ever truly walked the walk? It&#039;s easy to get caught up in doing what the rest of the crowd is doing, that includes activities at church. I&#039;ve seen way too many young people treat church as more of a social event than a place of reverence and discipline. If one is truly born again, then you don&#039;t go to church to find God, you take Him with you in your heart.Do you associate with them on any terms outside of trying to be supportive to find their way back? If you&#039;re as convicted as you&#039;re coming across, that should be your only functional association should it not?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vermithrax, post: 5667619, member: 580386"] Mugen, I hope you don't take this as an attack on your position in any way. I have grown up being of the mindset that to live life in the way you describe would require a separation from all things that may entice one down the wrong path. That is a discipline that I'd venture very few can claim success, myself included. You say these friends are born again yet they continue to engage in activities which keep them from fulfillment? It's easy to talk the talk, are you sure they ever truly walked the walk? It's easy to get caught up in doing what the rest of the crowd is doing, that includes activities at church. I've seen way too many young people treat church as more of a social event than a place of reverence and discipline. If one is truly born again, then you don't go to church to find God, you take Him with you in your heart. Do you associate with them on any terms outside of trying to be supportive to find their way back? If you're as convicted as you're coming across, that should be your only functional association should it not? [/QUOTE]

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