“Religious” people will judge you or make fun of you if you hang with people who aren’t like them. It happens to me and it sure happened to Jesus so I’m in good company! Jesus said we should be the salt of the earth. Why should I only spend my time with other “salt-people” when the unsalted need it more? Too much salt doesn’t taste so good! Spread it around where it’s needed! He also said we are to be a light. What’s better…to have 2 light bulbs in one room and leave the other dark or to have them in separate rooms so you can see equally in both of the rooms? This “sticking with my own” mentality isn’t helping anyone and is frankly selfish. You have something the world needs. Did you forget what a mess you used to be and how happy you were when you found the Truth? If the person God used to bring you to Him had this attitude of “I only hang with church people” then you would still be in your mess!!!
-MATTHEW 9:10-13:
“Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such scum? When Jesus heard this, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.” Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices. For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.””