"As far as anyone knowing anyone mentioned ... there’s no way for anyone to associate it with any person."
You know the mentioned and what's going on, my sibling in Christ. Now, go do the right thing and help purge the sin from the Body, in love, and help make restoration possible.
And then let's not air our dirty laundry, resulting from our struggles with sin, in front of the world who is watching, and waiting, to pounce on the name of Christ. For we know that they will make up things that are NOT true to tarnish Him, so let's not help them.:-)
You know the mentioned and what's going on, my sibling in Christ. Now, go do the right thing and help purge the sin from the Body, in love, and help make restoration possible.
Sure I know... but I'll guarantee you... there's no way on earth I'm getting in the middle of that one. For one thing, you don't get in the middle of parents and their kids. Most of the time, they'll tell you to get lost and don't bother them, and if they do believe you, they'll end up blaming you and not even dealing with the kid.
I've already had my share of trying to help some others in ways that you think would be beneificial (and I'm talking "informational") to only get slapped down for being "the messenger".
And I'm one who is more than likely to do something like that, anyway and inform people (and have in different ways with different kinds of things, too), but I've been around way too long now and know much better than to do that.
Nope... I'm not going to do that, at all.
I'll let you in on one that caused literal havoc in the family (again, the extended family) when I notified the parents of some molestation that went on with their kid (not from the immediate family, but someone outside), when I found out about it. No..., you do not want to be the messenger in that one, either. I ended up being the bad guy in that one, and the husband and wife broke up over that one, and the daughter was messed up for a long time afterwards, too (still is, actually).
I was literally told -- by all parties involved, that I should have never told them (I'm talking about the parents telling me that, too) and that since I found out about it, I should have kept quiet, and left it alone.
Sorry... but people don't react very well to those situations... I pick carefully what I'll "get into" in those types of situations. However, I will say that I would have done that particular one again, no matter what, because that one was important enough to let the parents know, even though they both, still to this day, wish I had never told them.
As far as this other family (and relative) ... no way ... I'm not telling them what to do with their kid ... they're on their own on that one ...
And then let's not air our dirty laundry, resulting from our struggles with sin, in front of the world who is watching, and waiting, to pounce on the name of Christ.
I'm sorry, I don't believe that one at all. Jesus, the Messiah of Israel is not "tarnished" because of the sin of different individuals. That's on their own shoulders.
It should be known what is going on in Christian circles -- no matter what.
I don't believe in naming names or identifying individuals, not at all. So, there's no way I would do that, as that's not my job to do so. But, identifying that "such things" do go on and are going on in Christian circles -- yes, people should know about it -- "in general" so that they, themselves, can be made aware of it, for themselves and their own families. It's something that people "should be on top of". It's a big warning to many families ... beware ...
So ... no ... no secrets in that regard. Make it known, sure ... but I'm not about to embarrass any family or individual.
God will take care of it in His own way and I'm not going to get in the way of that, either ...