While many Christians are quick to point to verses about love, sacrifice, and being self-less in defense of their boundaryless lives, they choose to skip over a whole heap of verses that teach Christians to practice discernment when it comes to their personal life. Boundaries need to exist in relationships for love to be true, genuine, and purely motivated.

For example, Proverbs 25:17, “Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house, lest he have his fill of you and hate you.” This one can’t get any more clear. If we think showing up at our neighbour’s house unannounced and uninvited is our right as a member of the Christian community, the Bible says otherwise. It actually implies that if we overstep our neighbour’s boundaries, then it will cause the relationship to become extremely strained and to even fall apart, and it will be our fault.That’s a clear example of living in healthy boundaries.

Or Proverbs 26:4 says, “Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.” This one is a little more nuanced. Many Christians feel the need to engage anyone who talks to them or approaches them. While it’s good to be aware that God can bring us into contact with someone anywhere and at any time, that doesn’t mean we have an obligation to engage everyone we meet. Please be reminded that doesn’t mean that we rude and stand offish. We mustn’t be unkind but we must exercise Wisdom and Spiritual discernment.
Erick Bouwmeester
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