Bad Christian friends are brilliant, educated people majorly amid the youths. The current secret plan of the Devil will be revealed in today’s message.
The mission of the bad Christian friends is to deceive you that the salvation through Jesus Christ was a scam. Their intention is to use the erroneous doctrines in churches and cite many scandals committed by pastors as evidence for their anti-Christ claims.
Do you remember I told you that we have many false and selfish pastors and prophets in Christendom today who worship money and things of this world? Many church leaders had fallen into this trap many centuries ago, so the Devil’s plan is heating up very fast to convince us that we neither need the Bible nor the message of Jesus Christ anymore!
You must be very careful not to be deceived by bad Christian friends and don’t be carried away by the new technology of artificial intelligence which can make you easily forget the need to be in a relationship with the Almighty God. Be watchful! Not all pastors and church members are genuine Christians.
20 Ways to Identify Bad Christian Friends
1. Toxic Friends Gossip and Slander
They talk ill about you behind your back but speak well in your presence. “A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates the best of friends.” (Proverbs 16:28)
2. They Constantly Criticize You, Not Correct in Love
Criticism without grace tears down instead of building up your spiritual growth.
3. Bad Christian Friends Lead You into Sin
They would support your excuse to compromise spiritually. “Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.” (First Corinthians 15:33)
4. They’re Jealous and Competitive
“For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there.” (James 3:16)
5. Deceitful Christian Friends are Hypocritical
Bad Christian friends speak holy to you but live differently!
Jesus speak about bad friends in the book of Matthew chapter 23 verse 27: “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.”
6. They Encourage Division
Manifestation of bad Christian friendship is one of the causes of denomination in the Christendom!
7. Insincere Friends Never Apologize or Accept Correction
“Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.” (Proverbs 12:1)
8. They Mock or Dismiss Your Faith Journey
Stay away from friends that encourage you to water down your spiritual eagerness to the LORD.
9. Bad Christian Friends Drain You Spiritually Instead of Lifting You Up
“He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed.” (Proverbs 13:20)
10. They are Always Negative or Bitter
11. They Make You Feel Guilty for Seeking God
Bad Christian friends can give you the impression that your sins before you born again are currently stopping God from answering your prayers.
12. Prideful Friends Boast About Their Good Works
13. They Use Scripture to Manipulate
Bad Christian friends twist the word of God to suit their selfish desires.
14. Fake Christian Friends Resist Accountability
They disappear when you have a difficult challenge.
15. They are Easily Offended and Unforgiving.
16. Hypocrite Christian Friends are More Concerned with Being Liked Than Being Godly.
17. Bad Friends Reject Wise Counsel and Biblical Advice
They only hear what they want and claim they are not under any law.
18. They Live Comfortably in Sin Without Repentance
Bad Christian friends embrace the false doctrine of eternal security – once saved forever saved, and they live a careless life deceiving you that no matter your repeated sins as a Christian you will still gain heaven.
19. Unreal Christian Friends Do Not Reflect the Fruit of the Spirit
20. They Don’t Point You to Christ
In every discussion you have with bad Christian friends, they lure you to practice things of the world.
The influence of bad Christian friends can be felt in the church today because many things we do in the church today are worldly practices that cannot be found in the commandments of Jesus Christ.
But as the Bible warns, “guard your heart” (Proverbs 4:23) and “test every spirit” (1 John 4:1). You deserve true Christian friends who reflect the grace, truth, and integrity of Christ.
