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Brother involved in bad things
Hi Cindy,
I always read your answers to questions and I am glad you are a believer and that you know Jesus. I am 14, and I am a christian. I live in a christian family and I am very much involved in church youth group and so is my brother who is 16. I was recently on my computer and I found an ''instant message'' conversation on my computer, which my brother was having with a girl, and it was written in a very sexual manner. I can tell that he is involved in sexual things, though I am not sure to what extent. He is also very resentful and insulting lately, and I am conjecturing that it is because he is involved with sin. I know that when we are very young, he was very much into sexual things for his age, and he always was talking about things with me which were way too innapropiate. I was thinking of asking my youth pastor about it, or just confronting my brother. What do you think I should do? Thoughts?
Thanks!
P.S. I do not have a good relationship with my parents, but, if my brother was actually having sex I would definitely tell them.
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God bless you, little sister, for your mature attitude. It sounds like your brother is digging his way deeper into sexual sin. Like anything else, it starts out small and moves into something big. Your concern about this is valid and necessary. This is a serious matter and needs to be dealt with because according to James 1:14-16, your brother is in or at the very least, is headed into trouble.
He needs to be confronted about this. My advice is that you pray about how to go about the confrontation; whether it's something you should personally do or if you should tell someone that you can trust; someone who will back you up and take action.
Just a little side note...If your brother or anyone tells you things like, "that's what guys do." or "it's okay as long as there's not actual sex." Stand firm; these are lies. The bible says in Matthew 5:28, "But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart." (ESV) From what you have said, there is evidence of sexual sin already and it will only get worse unless it's brought into the Light.
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