Visual clues can be accurate, or entirely misleading. I agree that we CAN discern much from a person’s eye's (just ask a poker player) but I would not make decisions about a person based on appearance alone. If I'm not willing to go a little deeper than that with a person, I would prefer to avoid making potentially inaccurate assessments. In the case described in the in this thread, however, there seems to be enough evidence to be cautious with this individual. Shunning him entirely is not the necessarily the answer since Jesus Himself was loudly criticized for spending time with sinners…the key though is whether you are likely to influence the individual positively, or end up being lead astray yourself.
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