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First Corinthians 15:33 says, “Be not

deceived: evil communications corrupt

good manners.” If our associations with

certain people cause us to sin against God,

it’s imperative that we disassociate from

those people, because living godly for the

glory and honor of Christ should be the

number one priority in a Christian’s life.

A friend of sinners?

It should be noted that while many

publicans and sinners followed Jesus and

joined themselves with Him and His disciples

(mostly because of Jesus’ miracles), it was

the enemies of Christ who accused Him of

being a friend of publicans and sinners. Jesus

never referred to Himself as “a friend of

sinners.” In fact, in John 15:14, Jesus defines

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