Bible Question:
Hi Hank! Thank you for replying, and congratulations on your wonderful and lasting marriage! Do you think that some "soul ties" can be harmful or ungodly, though? Or even that some that start out healthy can go bad? And what is the proper Christian response in that event -- stick it out and pray for enough agape love to overcome the evil, or walk away and shake the dust off our feet? Cheryl |
Bible Answer: Cheryl, please permit me to use the word "relationships" instead of "soul ties." And, yes, certainly some relationships can be unhealthful and damaging, I don't doubt that at all. In my upbringing my parents were very zealous to guard me against forming close associations with unsavory characters! "You're judged by the company you keep" was a motto they drilled into my head over and over. This is not to say that Christians should avoid going into the highways and hedges of life, rich and poor, upscale and skid row, to carry the message of the Gospel. After all, Jesus did that. But still and all, I believe that young people, whose minds are so malleable and who are so impressionable, should pick for close friends those of high moral and ethical standands and those who have high regard for God and His word. --Hank |