level that we are likely to be influenced to become like them. To have a committed relationship with someone who doesn’t believe in God the way you do is to invite trouble (James 4:4). Stories abound of people who let their guard down for a moment and found their lives changed forever as a result of associating with unsavory people. Sometimes Christians will forge friendships with unwise people thinking they can change them. But the changes always work both ways—you will both be changed. Many Christian