You are your friends! Be careful who you choose to be close to. You will become like them!
Paul associated with all kinds of unbelievers regardless of their lifestyle. His goal was to win them to Christ. He limited his association with certain "believers" and encouraged others to do the same! Anyone who claimed to be a christian but did not live for Christ, was removed from his friendship plate! He didn't even eat with them.
If we really applied this principle what would to change in our relationships. Take "greedy" for example. Do you know or have a friendship with any claiming christian who primary uses God's money for themselves? Are you "associated with" believers who are not generous toward the things of God?
What would applying these verses look like? What would it do to our friendships? Would people need to disassociate with us?
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