What an interesting statement. My experience has been that WH feels he has a very close and good relationship with G-d.
Can we hit them with a 2 x 4? Probably not a very G-dly woman thing to do. I'll keep praying.
skinsgal & Kiliki - if we make the assumption that the person (spouse, etc.) IS a Christian, then we, as fellow believers, have the responsibility to ask them questions when their beliefs and/or actions appear to be leading them AWAY from God.
skinsgal, when you say
"WH feels he has a very close and good relationship with G-d," but the issue is infidelity, the Scripture is quite clear on that subject. NO unrepentant adulterer will be in heaven, so it would be "impossible" for such a person to have a relationship with God, let alone a "very close and good" one. Unrepented adultery would, or should, cause someone who thinks they are a Christian to evaluate what they truly believe because it would seem clear that no one who is engaged in unrepented adultery ever was a true believer. This is part of what "making sure of your belief" is all about.
Put another way, Romans 6 clearly states that believers should not willfully sin or misconstrue what "Christian liberty" means in placing human will ahead of humble obedience to God's will.
This is where "confronting in love" comes into play and is an answer to the original question, "am I my brother's keeper." We are all accountable to God and (all believers) to each other as brother and sisters in Christ.
God bless.
