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Bible Questions Answered:
“...Id
like to be a christian, but all my friends would make fun of me, and
give me a hard time...”
Nate/
Godley, Texas U.S.A.0
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Peer
Pressure:
Genesis 39:1-9 NLT (Joseph in Potiphar’s
House)
1
When Joseph was taken to Egypt by the Ishmaelite traders, he was
purchased by Potiphar, an Egyptian officer. Potiphar was captain of
the guard for Pharaoh, the king of Egypt.
2
The Lord was with Joseph, so he succeeded in everything he did as he
served in the home of his Egyptian master.
3
Potiphar noticed this and realized that The Lord was with Joseph,
giving him success in everything he did.
4
This pleased Potiphar, so he soon made Joseph his personal attendant.
He put him in charge of his entire household and everything he owned.
5
From the day Joseph was put in charge of his master’s household and
property, The Lord began to bless Potiphar’s household for Joseph’s
sake. All his household affairs ran smoothly, and his crops and
livestock flourished.
6
So Potiphar gave Joseph complete administrative responsibility over
everything he owned. With Joseph there, he didn’t worry about a
thing—except what kind of food to eat! Joseph was a very handsome
and well-built young man,
7
and Potiphar’s wife soon began to look at him lustfully. “Come
and sleep with me,” she demanded.
8
But Joseph refused. “Look,” he told her, “my master trusts me
with everything in his entire household.
9
No one here has more authority than I do. He has held back nothing
from me except you, because you are his wife. How could I do such a
wicked thing? It would be a great sin against God.”
Exodus
23:2 NLT
“You
must not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you are called to
testify in a dispute, do not be swayed by the crowd to twist justice.
Leviticus
18;2-5 NLT
2
“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. I am The
Lord your God.
3
So do not act like the people in Egypt, where you used to live, or
like the people of Canaan, where I am taking you. You must not
imitate their way of life.
4
You must obey all My regulations and be careful to obey My decrees,
for I am The Lord your God.
5
If you obey My decrees and My regulations, you will find life through
them. I am The Lord.
Deuteronomy 18:9 NLT (A Call to Holy Living)
“When
you enter the land The Lord your God is giving you, be very careful
not to imitate the detestable customs of the nations living there.
Psalms
1:1,2 NLT
1
Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or
stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers.
2
But they delight in The law Of The Lord, meditating on it day and
night.
Psalm
97:10,11 NLT
10
You who love The Lord, hate evil! He protects the lives of His Godly
people and rescues them from the power of the wicked.
11
Light shines on the Godly, and joy on those whose hearts are right.
Proverbs
1:10,15 NLT
10
My child, if sinners entice you, turn your back on them!
15
My child, don’t go along with them! Stay far away from their paths.
Proverbs
4:14,15 NLT
14
Don’t do as the wicked do, and don’t follow the path of
evildoers.
15
Don’t even think about it; don’t go that way. Turn away and keep
moving.
Proverbs
13:20 KJV
He
that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools
shall be destroyed.
Mark
15:15 NLT
So
to pacify the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered
Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned Him over to the
Roman soldiers to be crucified.
Luke
6:22,23 NLT
22
What blessings await you when people hate you and exclude you and
mock you and curse you as evil because you follow The Son Of Man.
23
When that happens, be happy! Yes, leap for joy! For a great reward
awaits you in heaven. And remember, their ancestors treated the
ancient prophets that same way.
Romans 12:1,2 NLT (A Living Sacrifice to God)
1
And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your
bodies to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a
living and holy sacrifice—the kind He will find acceptable. This is
truly the way to worship Him.
2
Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God
transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then
you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and
pleasing and perfect.
I
Corinthians 10:13 KJV
The
temptations in your life are no different from what others
experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to
be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, He will show you a
way out so that you can endure.
I
Corinthians 15:32,33 NLT
32
"...“Let’s feast and drink, for tomorrow we die!”
33
Don’t be fooled by those who say such things, for “bad company
corrupts good character.”
II
Corinthians 6:8 NLT
We
serve God whether people honor us or despise us, whether they slander
us or praise us. We are honest, but they call us impostors.
Galatians 1:10 NLT (Apostle Paul)
Obviously,
I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If
pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant.
Galatians 5:16-25 NLT (Living by The Spirit’s
Power)
16
So I say, let The Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be
doing what your sinful nature craves.
17
The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of
what The Spirit wants. And The Spirit gives us desires that are the
opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are
constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your
good intentions.
18
But when you are directed by The Spirit, you are not under obligation
to the law of Moses.
19
When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are
very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures,
20
idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of
anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division,
21
envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me
tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of
life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
22
But The Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love,
joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23
gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!
24
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires
of their sinful nature to His cross and crucified them there.
25
Since we are living by The Spirit, let us follow The Spirit’s
leading in every part of our lives.
26
Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of
one another.
Ephesians
5:10,11 NLT
10
Carefully determine what pleases The Lord.
11
Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead,
expose them.
Ephesians
6:11 NLT
Put
on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm
against all strategies of the devil.
Philippians
4:13 KJV
I
can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Colossians
2:20-23 NLT
20
You have died with Christ, and He has set you free from the spiritual
powers of this world. So why do you keep on following the rules of
the world, such as,
21
“Don’t handle! Don’t taste! Don’t touch!”?
22
Such rules are mere human teachings about things that deteriorate as
we use them.
23
These rules may seem wise because they require strong devotion, pious
self-denial, and severe bodily discipline. But they provide no help
in conquering a person’s evil desires.
Colossians
3:23 KJV
And
whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
I
Thessalonians 2:4 NLT
For
we speak as messengers approved by God to be entrusted with The Good
News. Our purpose is to please God, not people. He alone examines the
motives of our hearts.
I
Thessalonians 5:22 KJV
Abstain
from all appearance of evil.
James
1:4:4 NLT
You
adulterers! Don’t you realize that friendship with the world makes
you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of
the world, you make yourself an enemy of God.
I
Peter 4:4,5 NLT
4
Of course, your former friends are surprised when you no longer
plunge into the flood of wild and destructive things they do. So they
slander you.
5
But remember that they will have to face God, who stands ready to
judge everyone, both the living and the dead.
I John 1:5,6 NLT (Living in the Light)
5
This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God
is Light, and there is no darkness in Him at all.
6
So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on
living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing The Truth.
I
John 2:15 KJV
Love
not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man
love the world, the love of The Father is not in him.
Prayer:
I
Timothy 1:19 NLT
Cling
to your faith in Christ, and keep your conscience clear. For some
people have deliberately violated their consciences; as a result,
their faith has been shipwrecked.
