It is our job, as followers and imitators or Christ, to act accordingly. As we see others floundering in this life, we must step up and guide them toward the light. These cannot be forcible actions, but this is done out of love. No one can be pushed toward the light, rather they must only be shown the way.
"Deliver those who are drawn away to death, and those who totter to the slaughter hold back [from their doom]. If you [profess ignorance and] say, Behold, we did not know this, does not He Who weighs and ponders the hearts perceive and consider it? And He Who guards your life, does not He know it? And shall not He render to [you and] every man according to his works?" Proverbs 24:11-12, Amplified
This is not just a good suggestion. From the language of the verse it seems to be more of a command. We are to deliver those who are going toward the slaughter. What exactly is that slaughter? Take for instance a cow. When it is time, the cow is taken to the slaughter house in order to be killed and prepared for consumption. People in that town, or place, know exactly what the slaughter house looks like as they drive by. There is no mistaking it. We, too, as Christians can come to a place where we can look at another life and see that they are headed toward that slaughter house. Those who are "tottering" toward the slaughter house are living a life that is contrary to the Lord. We all know the signs. We can never claim ignorance, only cowardice. As we fail to perform and act accordingly to our Father, He weighs the heart. He knows the true intent, or lack of, within our hearts.
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