FRIENDSHIP:

Friendship is a very important thing. If you have no human friends here on earth then life can be really hard, but with friends it can be a whole lot easier, better, and more fun. Friends help each other out, and strengthen there friends relationship with the Lord. They strive hand in hand for the goal of “Life”.


Proverbs 27:6 is: Wounds from a friend are better than kisses from an enemy.


How should I choose my friends?… Well…


Exodus 18:21-24 is: But find some capable, honest men who fear God and hate bribes… They will help you carry the load, making the task easier for you… (My Thought: Friends are to help you carry the “loads of life”.)


Titus 1:6-9 is: … He must live wisely and be fair. He must live a devout and disciplined life… (devout means- devoted to religion)


Proverbs 17:17 is: A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.


Psalm 41:9 is: Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely… has turned against me. (My Thought: Friends shouldn’t turn on friends.)


Friends:

1) must be capable
2) must be honest
3) must fear God
4) must hate bribes
5) must help you carry the load
6) must live wisely
7) must be fair
8) must be devoted to God
9) must live a disciplined life
10) must be loyal
11) must help in time of need
12) must trust
13) must be able to be trusted




Proverbs 18:19- Making up with a friend you have offended is harder than breaking through a city wall.

James 5:19 says "if any followers have wandered away from the truth, you should try to lead them back."

Galatians 6:1 says "if someone is trapped in sin, you should gently lead that person back to the right path... You obey the law of Christ when you offer each other a helping hand.".

Ecclesiastes 4:10- If you fall, your friend can help you up.

1 Corinthians 15:33, "Don't fool yourselves. Bad friends will destroy you."

Proverbs 24:26- Giving an honest answer is a sign of true friendship.

Proverbs 27:5-6- A truly good friend will openly correct you. You can trust a friend who corrects you, but kisses from an enemy are nothing but lies.

Proverbs 27:17 says "Just as iron sharpens iron, friends sharpen the minds of each other."

Proverbs 27:10 says to "not desert an old friend..."

Proverbs 13:20- Wise friends make you wise, but you hurt yourself by going around with fools." (My Thought: Basically saying that you will act like your friends.)

Proverbs 21:10- Evil people want to do wrong, even to their friends. (My Thought: Make sure you don't have anything to do with evil friends.)

Proverbs 22:24-25- don’t make friends with anyone who has a bad temper. You might turn out like them and get caught in a trap.

But wasn't Jesus a friend of tax collectors? (Matthew 11:19) Yes, but he did not take part of their foolish acts.

James 4:4- You people aren't faithful to God! Don't you know that if you love the world, you are God's enemies? And if you decide to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God.

Job 42:10- After Job had prayed for his three friends...

Proverbs 16:28- Gossip is no good! It causes hard feelings and comes between friends.

John 15:14- And you are my (Jesus) friends, if you obey me.

2 Thessalonians 3:14- Be on your guard against any followers who refuse to obey what we have written in this letter. Put them to shame by not having anything to do with them.

Proverbs 12:26 (NIV)- A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

Psalm 119:63- I choose as my friends everyone who worships you and follows your teachings.

Psalm 101:5- ...and no one who is conceited will be my friend.




According to John 15:14 (You are my friends if you do what I command.) If you do what Jesus commands then you are His friend!

John 15:13 is: Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.





Jesus gave His life for you! What a True Friend!