There are times in our lives when we have to make difficult decisions about people we know. Today we will discuss in the light of God’s Word why it is necessary to remove some people from our lives. Suddenly ending relationships with people we know is not an easy task.
We must always remember that we will not do things that will damage our relationship with God. If a person we know hinders us from walking in the way of God, then of course we will remove ourselves from those people. The Bible teaches us to always spend time with those who encourage us to walk in the way of God.
Sometimes we will distance ourselves from some of our friends or relatives who are closely connected to our lives but are harmful to our spiritual life.
In this case, we will make all decisions based on God’s guidance. We will pray to the Lord and tell him everything so that he helps us make the right decision.
Dear friends, now let’s look at the following Bible scriptures that talk about removing people from your life.
Proverbs 13:20 :—
“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed”
Proverbs 14:7 :—
“Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge”
Proverbs 16:28 :—
“A froward man soweth strife: a whisperer separateth chief friends”
Proverbs 21:9 :—
“It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house”
Proverbs 22:24-25 :—
“Make no friendship with an angry man; with a furious man thou shalt not goLest thou learn his ways, get a snare to thy soul”
Proverbs 25:26 :—
“A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, a corrupt spring”
Proverbs 3:31-32 :—
“Envy thou not the oppressor, choose none of his waysFor the froward is abomination to the Lord : but his secret is with the righteous”
Proverbs 4:14-15 :—
“Enter not into the path of the wicked, go not in the way of evil menAvoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, pass away”
Proverbs 6:16-19 :—
“These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto himA proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent bloodAn heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischiefA false witness that speaketh lies, he that soweth discord among brethren”
Matthew 10:14 :—
“Whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet”
Matthew 18:15-17 :—
“Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go tell him his fault between thee him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brotherBut if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be establishedAnd if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man a publican”
Matthew 7:6 :—
“Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, turn again rend you”
Romans 12:9 :—
“Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good”
Romans 14:13 :—
“Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way”
Romans 16:17 :—
“Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; avoid them”
Romans 1:28-32 :—
“Even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenientBeing filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperersBackbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parentsWithout understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmercifulWho knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them”
Titus 3:10 :—
“A man that is an heretick after the first second admonition reject”
Ephesians 4:31 :—
“Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamour, evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice”
Ephesians 5:11 :—
“Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them”
James 4:4 :—
“Ye adulterers adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God”
Psalm 1:1 :—
“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful”
Psalm 26:4-5 :—
“I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblersI have hated the congregation of evil doers; will not sit with the wicked”
Galatians 1:8-9 :—
“But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursedAs we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed”
Galatians 5:12 :—
“I would they were even cut off which trouble you”
Hebrews 12:15 :—
“Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, thereby many be defiled”
Philippians 3:2 :—
“Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision”
Colossians 2:8 :—
“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, not after Christ”
Colossians 3:8 :—
“But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth”
Acts 20:28-30 :—
“Take heed therefore unto yourselves, to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own bloodFor I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flockAlso of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them”
Mark 6:11 :—
“Whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city”
John 15:6 :—
“If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, is withered; men gather them, cast them into the fire, they are burned”
Luke 9:5 :—
“Whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them”