How do I deal with this annoying church member?

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There's this guy from my church who is constantly talking shit about me behind my back. I'm not worried about him because most of what he is saying is not true, however it's gotten to the point where I'm just really annoyed.

For starters, this guy has a girlfriend, but he's competing with me for other women in church. Even though church has closed down because of COVID, he'll see me talking to a girl on Zoom and ask if I'm talking to her romantically and tell me I shouldn't. Then he'll go to the woman and gossip about me with her. It's so stupid. Then when George Floyd got killed and the protests started he said that black people need to understand that this is not a race thing, it's a spiritual warfare between God and Satan. Then he wanted to invite me to go on a hike with him. I said no because I had other plans. Then this dude started spamming my Instagram DMs with scripture and quotes about "making amends" with people. I just put his ass on mute and stopped replying. He didn't say anything worth replying to for 2 months.

Then a couple of days ago, one of the church members had a socially distanced birthday party outside where people wore masks. This dude takes his mask off and calls two other party goers to come to his car and they start talking and pointing at me. Then the next day, I get a text from his friend saying that he's "concerned as to why I haven't been hanging out with them". I told him that if he's so concerned then he should've been hitting me up during the past 2 months. Plus I didn't get anymore invites after I said no to the hike after the Floyd incident.

These people are so fake and I'm glad that I've distanced myself from them. I've called this dude on his crap before and he said that it isn't right for me to do so and used scripture to justify his point of view. Arguing with him is pointless. I think blocking him would start too much drama. This is all really ridiculous.
How do I deal with this annoying church member?
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