What does the Bible say about Friendship? How are we to choose our friends? How should friends treat one another? All of these are good questions and the Bible has some good Scriptures to study to answer them. I am sure you came to this article looking for some great Bible Verses so I will leave you to them and let them do the speaking on the important subject of friendship.
Check out Alan Jackson singing the classic Christian song ” What a friend we have in Jesus” to the right (You can hit play and listen to it while you read through the verses)
Jesus on Friendship
John 15:12-15 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.
Greatest Friend is God
James 4:8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
How To Pick Your Friends
Proverbs 12:26 One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Proverbs 13:20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
Proverbs 14:6-7 A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding. Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge.
Proverbs 22:24-25 Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”
How To Treat Your Friends
Luke 6:31 And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.
Romans 12:10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Out do one another in showing honor.
Ephesians 4:29-32 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Colossians 3:12-14 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
Importance of Friendships
Proverbs 11:14 Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.
Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 19:20 Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future.
Proverbs 24:5 A wise man is full of strength, and a man of knowledge enhances his might,
Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.
Bible Examples of Friendship
- Ruth and Naomi
Ruth 1:16-17 But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. May the LORD do so to me and more also if anything but death parts me from you.”
- David and Jonathan
1 Samuel 18:1-3 As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. And Saul took him that day and would not let him return to his father’s house. Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul.
- Job’s Friends
Job 2:11 Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that had come upon him, they came each from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They made an appointment together to come to show him sympathy and comfort him.
- Elijah and Elisha
2 Kings 2:2 And Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me as far as Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.
C.S. Lewis Friendship Quotes
“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.”
“Is any pleasure on earth as great as a circle of Christian friends by a good fire?”
“The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of those who are.”
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i so much love word of GOD
I’m sure you do.
Thank u soo much for this article! It helped me alot!!
My husband and I are a young christian couple that have been married for a year now. He really wants to have a baby but I have been holding back becuase 1) at this point in my assembly too many of our friends are pregnant and I hate to follow people, so I kinda want us to do it at least when at least most of them have their kids…2) Financially its a little rough. I feel like we are living paycheck to pay check.
He is not going through a phase becuase we have have many converstions about this and he still feels the same. Also he prayed and the Lord told him the time is right. I know my husband is the priest and I love him very much, I respect him as my husband and a man of God..he is a great husband. He belives the Lord will Provide. Need a little advise
Hello Jessica. I love your humility and humbleness….you sound like a godly woman of faith and being in submission to your husband as he is to Christ, I can only say that if you are not wanting to have a child because of many of your friends being pregnant, you are putting your desire to not follow them ahead of your husband’s wishes. Also, as far as finances, I believe that the Lord will provide. If you are living paycheck to paycheck, you are in good company because that’s most of us. You can trust in God and if you follow the desire of your husband, the Lord will honor that trust and that obedience. That is my opinion only though and do what you feel is in your heart. I hope this helps somewhat and thank you for visiting us.
You are not in good company. Living paycheck by paycheck is absolutely dangerous. How long may you keep your quality of life if that paycheck stops today? Yes, God will provide–in His way. I believe God will rescue us in extreme situation, but otherwise, He will teach us to be good stewards. And unfortunately, living paycheck by paycheck is not appropriate stewardship for a Christian. Financial stability comes with working “intelligently”, not hard. Having a savings account enough to keep you going six months without pay, building an investing account, and, most of all, getting financially educated are vital! Learning how to manage money is not rocket science. My advice, get financially ready to provide for your baby. It’s all about good stewardship, and staying away from that “good company”.
I know I’m a little late, and I don’t want to offend you, but as a wife it is your duty to bear children for your husband. To deny him that right and honor for your own purposes is a sin and a slap in his face. Women refusing to have children for even the most harmless reasons have found themselves in some terrible situations.
Thanks for advice Justin.
Thanks Jack for your Godly advice. I agree with you. I will go ahead with my husband. Putting ppl ahead of his is the last thing i want to do.
Jessica. Wow…I just wonder if your husband knows just how blessed he is? Thank you. May your child be blessed beyond measure.
Thanks againn Jack. lol thts funny about how im in good company living paycheck to paycheck..lol..Its so rough eventhough I graduated college its rough…Its ok though. God is God always, so I guess we will be fine.
I think he does. He is a great man of God.
thank you so much for the word of god. it helps me to choose a a good friend(even though i don’t have any good ones.)i started smoking when i went out with a wrong group. now i have stopped smoking and i still feel that my friends would not appreciate me quitting. please help i need your advise.
Thank you Bui for your comment. Congratulations. Let me say that David and Jonathan had one of the greatest friendships that have ever been. Do you want to please your friends more than please God? I know the answer. I am sure you want to please God more. To find a friend, be a friend the Proverbs say. Find godly friends and godly friends are in the Body of Christ, the local churches. You must seek those who are like minded because you will become like those you are around…and if they are worldly, sinning friends who are not Christian, that is the way you will become. If you have godly, Christian friends, you will become more godly and live a Christian life. That is my advice to you friend. May God richly bless you in your walk with Christ. He is coming again…for you and for me. Keep looking up.
Hi Jack I am a Pakistani Christian lady my names is Nighat. i like and appreciate your thought that to have a good life we should Choose Christian friends so that we could know more about Jesus and live a Christian life. Thanks a lot for your nice thought. Hope I will get reply from you.
God bless you abundantly.
Thank you Nighat. I do hope you come back. I know to have a friend you can be a friend. That is from the Proverbs 18:24
Thanks a lot Jack for reply i am glad to get it and i pray at home and when I go to church for all friends that may they faithful to each other.
Proverbs 20:6
Many will say they are loyal friends, but who can find one who is truly reliable?
Take care
Jack I would also like to tell you that my mom is a diabetes patient and my dad is not good to us. Many times he says us to leave home some times my mom and I want to leave home because of dad but we can not do that for it is difficult for us to manage other home. My mom is a very kind lady she loves me and often says to me do not worry Jesus knows that whatever your dad does to us it is very bad. When we see people happy we wish to be like them. I am thankful to Jesus that I found you to get some advice and hope that you will write me.
Hello Jack how are you? Hope you feel fine by the grace of God. I would like to get your advice to choose friends as I think that you are a spiritual man for I have no friends now I had friends when I was in college and now I have no any one and the other thing that I do not get time to go out mostly I help my mom at home in her works.
Hello Nighat. I believe the best thing to do to find friends is to smile and be polite, open doors for people, sit down to someone and just start talking…but choosing friends should be choosing someone who is a Christian for you don’t want to find a friend and be friends with someone who isn’t a believer because they could lead you down the wrong path. Sit next to someone new at church. Look for people that no one else sits by and sit next to them and introduce yourself.
Hello Jack thanks a lot for your nice advice. I am a polite and was a jolly lady but since my Christian friend left me to write I became very disappoint because of the suddenly changing of my friend. Still I could not forget my first friend who was nice, polite and kind to me. Please pray for my dad that he become good to us and most important thing to pray for our churches and Christian people in Pak we need your prays. I like the way you advice and I want to share something with you about our Christian people and churches. God bless you and your family.
Hello Jack How are you? I went to church on Sunday and talked little bit to a lady who is a nice and hope I will see her again. Thank you for your advice to be a friend of a Christian people. I think you should have an especial Christian advice institution that people get nice advices from you from all over the world about their problems. I am glad that you get time for others. I pray for you and for the people who are in troubles.
There’s also this from the Bible of Orthodox (e.g. Russian, Greek etc.) and Catholic Christians (the best friend, as we surely agree, is Jesus):
Sirach: 6:5-17
A kind mouth multiplies friends and appeases enemies,
and gracious lips prompt friendly greetings.
Let your acquaintances be many,
but one in a thousand your confidant.
When you gain a friend, first test him,
and be not too ready to trust him.
For one sort is a friend when it suits him,
but he will not be with you in time of distress.
Another is a friend who becomes an enemy,
and tells of the quarrel to your shame.
Another is a friend, a boon companion,
who will not be with you when sorrow comes.
When things go well, he is your other self,
and lords it over your servants;
But if you are brought low, he turns against you
and avoids meeting you.
Keep away from your enemies;
be on your guard with your friends.
A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter;
he who finds one finds a treasure.
A faithful friend is beyond price,
no sum can balance his worth.
A faithful friend is a life-saving remedy,
such as he who fears God finds;
For he who fears God behaves accordingly,
and his friend will be like himself.
Thanks for the words of wisdom. beautiful article
I love and trust the Lord thy God.He has always been good to me ,answering my prayers.I pray all the time.I an discouraged,I want to sell my home so I can be back near my family who I love an means so much to me. I do not think God is listening to me.I have so much faith in God.I want him to hear me.He has helped me through a lot through the years,I thank God everyday for all he has done.I do not understand why he is not listening to me now.When I need him the most.I do my best to live the way he wants me to live.I am trying to be patient,Am I praying to God wrong,or is God waiting for the right moment to answer my prayers? Waiting….
Hello Lillian. Let me direct you to an article that was just published today by Robert Driskell, an biblically sound and faith-educated man of God who wrote the article “When God is Silent: Why Does God Not Seem to be Answering My Prayer” which is an excellent work showing from the Word of God, the Bible, why God is sometimes silent. Please let us know if it helps. May God bless you my friend and give you some comfort in the link below from Robert’s excellent article:
http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/when-god-is-silent-why-does-god-not-seem-to-be-answering-my-prayer/
Please givve me some advice, I haved a hard time making and keeping friends. I feel I do not matter to othjer people.I am now making a stand on the word for friends;
any adsvice would help
Liz, I understand your situation well. What I’ve learned is that God will actually destroy your confidence in your own ability to do just about everything in your life in order to get you to completely rely on him. I used to feel abandoned by my friends, but once I gave up and asked Him to make things right for me, things changed. Im a much happier person, and now my friends gravitate towards me. Also, people who are not quite ready or prepares for such a strong spiritual presence will shy away from you. It is a sign that God is active in your life. Be thankful.
To find a friend, be a friend the Proverbs say. Find godly friends and godly friends are in the Body of Christ, the local churches. You must seek those who are like minded because you will become like those you are around…and if they are worldly, sinning friends who are not Christian, that is the way you will become. If you have godly, Christian friends, you will become more godly and live a Christian life. Even if you feel you don’t matter to others, you matter to God. Start my making friends in church, at work, in school (if you are a student). Invite someone out to lunch, sit next to someone in church. Talk to your pastor about a singles group.
Hello,
Please need some advise! I have 4 step-children and three of those step-kids live at home still. All of them are adults except one (he is 17) and still in highschool. The problem is my husband lets them get away with cussing me and treating me wrong, and destroying my things! He said he does not hear me? When I try to talk to him about these issues? and He said he can’t pick his kids over me? I have raised them, he just never gave me much say about anything, no rules no bedtime no structure for his kids, and know he him self can not stand them, but they are still his kids! and he said he loves them! I understand that. But he so needs to stand up for me, we have been married 15 yrs. and if he loves me and wants to stay married he should prove it not just with words but with actions. and tell his kids enough is enough! He said he does not know what to do? and at times they get abusive with me after he goes to bed, trying to knot down my door and destroying my things! so I have to protect my self and call the police. he will not address the issues! nor will he handle any problem during the day, so you see if for sure is not going to do anything at night, he drinks and take a sleep aid. so he is pretty much useless when i need him in the night! They are step-kids from hell, and its so stressful! I have asked my husband to go to counseling? He does not want to go! At the end of rope here! Step kids are winning this fight, which is what they want to do. they say i am not family and never will be and they never cared about me, you see their dad lets them having drinking parties here and they do not have to work for anything. just eat sleep and party, so he is not doing them justice!
Dear Stepmom. What a nightmare scenario this is. I would say to get rid of all the food in the house and when you are hungry, go out and eat. Take a personal holiday at a motel and don’t tell them where you are. Refuse to do any meals, any shopping, any cooking, any laundry, and stay away as much as possible.
These children are adults and your husband and they are taking great advantage of you. Get away for a while if its possible. Sounds cruel, but even go to the extreme of renting a small apartment and let them go hungry and cold this winter. This is criminal neglect and your husband is enabling these dead beats to leech off of you and so is your husband. Its time to take drastic measures in my opinion.
Let them fend for themselves….and tell them. Pack up, move, cut off the money and checks, and credit cards and food and laundry. What they are doing is worse than anything I have ever heard. Please let me know what you decide. I wish I could help you finacially to break free of these grown brats & deadbeat dad and husband. I don’t mean to sound harsh but this is tough love and you know this is sin. When they start running out of food, money to pay utilities, heat, AC, cable, etc and clean clothes, they will see just how much you do.
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tru words jack..its called toug love Stepmom.
How can you quote 1 Samuel 18:1 in which Jonathan fell in love with David the very first day they met and qualify it to be an example of friendship? Friendship is a relationship that is built overtime, not one that happens instantaneously – Only intimate love relationship carries such an experience.
Are there any other friendship quotes in the Bible? Some of these require previous knowledge of the books they come from, so some of them really escape understanding.
Hello Sgtnolisten, I don’t know of many more friendship quotes in the Bible but there are many from Christians at this link:
http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/22-christian-friendship-quotes/
thanks to you Lord,for giving me another chance to know you more…im so bless to be with you…nothing more,nothing else i could ask for…thanks also to this site, “you made my night and heart comfortable and full of joy as i read most all of the article,..
God bless…
i dont know what to do my dog we had him ever since we moved to georgia and yesterday after my dad droped me off at school my dog got hit by a car and died instantly i didnt know till i got home and they already buried him and i miss him so very much and its just to hard to belive that he is gone what sould i do
I am sorry for your loss Olivia. I would say that you could always find another dog to love. You could rescue one from the animal shelter that is going to be put to sleep eventually. This is where we find our pets…at the humane society or animal shelter.
Hello.
My best friend is struggling with drug addiction. I, too, suffered the same, until I turned my life over to God and started following his path that he wants for me. We have been best friends since I was 15, and I know his heart is good. He is trying hard to stay clean. I was looking for a good passage about friendship and faith for him. Any suggestions? ?.
Hello Tracie. You must be a good friend indeed to try and help him. God bless you for your compassion. We all need more godly friends like you. As for ones about faith and friendship, 1 Sam chapters 18-20 are excellent. The link below is full of Scriptures on friendship.
http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/5-amazing-bible-stories-about-friendship/
For his drug addiction, I would urge you to read this article on this link below that is designed especially for addictions to substances at:
http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/how-can-i-overcome-addiction-and-sin-in-my-life/
Thank you for the links and the article on addiction.
I know my friend has seen how turning my life over to God has changed my life. God gave me the strength I needed to overcome my addiction. With his love and power I have been clean 12 years.
I never judge anyone for their past mistakes and drug use. Since I do understand the pain and temptations that lead someone to those choices. I know God would not want me to turn my back on my friend, but instead hold his hand and help bring him back to Christ. Thank you again
Tracie
How awesome Tracie. For such a time and place has God sovereignly put you in His plan and purpose for your friend. Oh that we had more godly men of faith without judgmentalism like you sir. Your friend is truly blessed. By the way, even though I am a pastor (from a disaster) I too was addicted to drugs for such a long time. Who better than a former user and abuser than you to help you friend who understands his battle is not his own, but the battle is the Lord’s.
For me, friendship is open . i mean, I can be your friend or you can be my friend anytime. Because in friendship, there u can determine whether your friends are christians. If not, influence them with the word of God…share God’s words.On the other way around no body is perfect . Oftentimes, true friends are the first ones to correct or remind us with our mistakes…. same during crisis situation, they offer their hand not leaving u hanged. The statement regarding ” Tell me your friends and i will tell who you are” is a case to case basis, depending upon the situation God had given. thanks and God bless us all.
Hi I have a question. What does Proverbs 18:24 mean. I read the KJV and AMP versions. At first hearing it all my life as a quote I thought it meant to show myself friendly and then I will have friends and then I read the AMP version and it seems a little different in meaning…idk? Help. Is it saying that we must show ourselves friendly but we will be human and mess up and God will always be there (He sticks closer than a brother) or is it saying something else? Help lol
I just wanted to say that all my life I have hardly had any friends. Only when I was young I had quite a few but they all grew up, got married and moved on. But now in my life I have absolutely no friends. This is due to my medical sickness which is epilepsy. Unfortunately I can’t drive, I don’t drink or smoke or stay up too late and I’m on medication. So I wanted to find some readings in the Bible about people in this world with no friends. What is God’s purpose behind this? Is it part of his plan for our lives?
Thank you Sarah for your questions. Are you able to attend a church. For there you will find a body of believers that would make the best friends of all. You are also in a position due to your medical sickness to spend more time in prayer which is so essential and few Christians find as much time to do this. Even Jesus was betrayed by His own, abandoned by His own disciples, despised by His own nation, rejected by His own people and yet this was very much a part of God’s plan. There is purpose behind each and every thing that happens on earth. Suffering is part of this plan. Suffering are for:
perfection
direction
reflection
correction
affection, and so on. Romans chapter 8 shows that even suffering makes us more like Christ. Even Paul was often abandoned and left alone in prisons, in beatings, in toutures, in scourging, in afflictions, in missions, in shipwrecks, yet, God plus one is always a majority.
josh this is a great website I’ve seen.. more power to you
thank you so much for these wonderful quotes! It’s beautiful!
i am an 18 year old man and i have some questions about friendship. have recently been involved in arguments about christians being friends with non-christians or noy born again people and i now want to hear your side. is it right for me to have unborn again friends that we hang around together or should i just have born again friends and ignore the rest?
Hello Sammy. Thanks for visiting us here. I don’t see anything wrong with having friends who are not Christian. We can not isolate ourselves from the world because we need to keep open doors to witness to them about Christ. We can have friends but we can not have friendship with the world. That is, we can be friends with non-Christians but not sin with them. Be with them but separate yourself from them when they do sinful things like drunkeness, drugs, pornography, and I bet you don’t do those things anyway. Be friends with them but if they are running after a sinful lifestyle, you must not run with them. Does this help answer your question Sammy?
Sammy. Jesus was hated by the Pharisees because He would sit, eat and drink with the sinners; how do you expect to impart Christ-like values if you separate yourself from ‘sinners’? I think the ‘Church Culture’ has confused persons like you who cares to follow Christ, because you have been taught to see things in Black and White, We vs. Them.
The Bible teaches that two cannot walk UNLESS they agree, so if you are friends with persons who do not attend church OR see salvation in the same light as you do, but you enjoy a good relationship, that means you and them have lots of similarities. It is for you to understand that not being a part of a church does not make a person less saved than those who are church members, because to be saved is simply to believe in Christ, and more importantly to LOVE – remember the parables of the good Samaritan.
I haven’t got any friends, not even one though I deeply desire friendship with another. What am I to do? I’ve only just began praying and asking God for this blessing though He is yet to answer. However a constent theme in my life is rejection. In the past i have often faced rejection from people. I wonder whether it will always be this way.
Hello Anon. Let me ask you, do you have a local church that you attend? For devout Christians, forming friendships with those who share their faith can be an important part of Christian living. Whether for general fellowship, prayer support or personal accountability, forging faith-based friendships can prove challenging, especially for those who have recently relocated or moved churches. Thankfully, there are plenty of ways to seek out fellow Christians and connect with others who share the same measure of dedication and fervent belief.
Join a weekly fellowship for Christians in your age group. Call local churches and ask about weekly meet ups for high school and college students (known as “youth groups”), singles, married couples or seniors.
Sign up for an outreach program. Ask local pastors for information about volunteering for church ministries, such as jail, convalescent home and hospital outreaches, as many devoted Christians donate time to these causes.
Seek out local chapters of international gender-oriented Christian groups. Look up your local chapter of Aglow International (for Christian women) or Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International (for Christian men).
Attend a Christian concert. Check the tour schedule for your favorite gospel or Christian rock soloist or band and buy tickets. Mingle with people in the audience and at the ministry tables during intermission, as many Christian concertgoers tend to be quite open and social.
Talk about your faith. Notice others who tend to use Christian phrases and language and speak up about your beliefs. Create common ground with other Christians and ask them to visit your home church or offer to visit theirs.
If you don’t have a church home, then you are going to have a hard time finding Christian friends. The proverbs say to find a friend, become one or as it says, “a man (or woman) must show themselves to be friendly.”
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thank you
M Y favourite bible story is Jesus and peter’s story
Hello Anon. Let me ask you, do you have a local church that you attend? For devout Christians, forming friendships with those who share their faith can be an important part of Christian living. Whether for general fellowship, prayer support or personal accountability, forging faith-based friendships can prove challenging, especially for those who have recently relocated or moved churches. Thankfully, there are plenty of ways to seek out fellow Christians and connect with others who share the same measure of dedication and fervent belief.
Join a weekly fellowship for Christians in your age group. Call local churches and ask about weekly meet ups for high school and college students (known as “youth groups”), singles, married couples or seniors.
Sign up for an outreach program. Ask local pastors for information about volunteering for church ministries, such as jail, convalescent home and hospital outreaches, as many devoted Christians donate time to these causes.
Seek out local chapters of international gender-oriented Christian groups. Look up your local chapter of Aglow International (for Christian women) or Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International (for Christian men).
Attend a Christian concert. Check the tour schedule for your favorite gospel or Christian rock soloist or band and buy tickets. Mingle with people in the audience and at the ministry tables during intermission, as many Christian concertgoers tend to be quite open and social.
Talk about your faith. Notice others who tend to use Christian phrases and language and speak up about your beliefs. Create common ground with other Christians and ask them to visit your home church or offer to visit theirs.
If you don’t have a church home, then you are going to have a hard time finding Christian friends. The proverbs say to find a friend, become one or as it says, “a man (or woman) must show themselves to be friendly.”
Read more: http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/bible-verses-about-friendship-20-good-scripture-quotes/#ixzz2IonuUA2c
Really beautiful verses. I’m a former atheist trying to find God. It’s strange, I’ve always prided myself on my intellect but something has always felt fundamentally illogical about assuming a world without a Divine hand. I’ve literally made myself sick with worrying contemplation about man’s place in the Universe and the absurdity of existance; whether consciousness preceeds the mind and if death marks the end of being… but something has always pulled me towards that dusty Bible on the bottom of my bookshelf. I’m assuming that would be God calling out to me, asking me to stop with this existential crisis nonsense and come to Him. I’m trying. Thank you again for these verses.
Thank you Delilah. I am so pleased that you came here. As a former atheist and hostile one at that, God had to break me, reduce me to nothing, bring me to my knees because God resists the proud (like I was) but gives grace to the humble. If we can help you in any way, please let us know.
It is so interesting that you said that you want to come to Him. That is a link we have that says exactly what you are saying: http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/come-to-jesus/
thanks !!!! God bless!
Thank you for the quotes I hope to show my friends that god is out their to love us and not hate us because god will love us no matter what but the ones that don’t believe will suffer as the ins who believe will be wise
PLEASE CAN PRINT OUT SOME OF THESE ISSUES TO ENCOURAGE BELIEVERS IN MY LOCAL CHURCH AND ITS ENVIRONS? IT HAS BEEN HELPFUL TO ME AND I WANT OTHERS TO PARTAKE OF IT.
Thank you for this. I am doing a short devotional for my daughter and her friends about friendship. This was just what I needed to get me on the right track. I enjoy this site so much and have used it as a reference many times. Thank you for being a blessing to me.
Hi my name is Linda I have story tell you I was nice to my frien when I was 13 years old after I got saved age 16 few years later my dad was passed away I was mean to my friend. I was mean to everyone I make him hurt even more because I want say to say right thing he was hurt and cry and he want to know Why I was mean . Because my dad died . My friend was hurt Was hurt . Then he went other state for awhile and he came back he start being mean to me . I just start relationship with God he was smart mouth to me every time I cry and hurt why he take revenge against me ? And he want solve it like 2 time. I told him I can’t change the past. I change since 3 year and he say he want earn my trust again . Tell me what u think ?
Hello Linda, thank you for your question. If this man is not a believer in Christ, then you are not to have any relationship with him. You must forgive him regardless. If he is being mean to you and then asks for forgiveness, he is not trustworthy yet. I would give it some time. You don’t want someone who is being mean to you now only to get worse again, then he says he’s sorry, then does it again. The man doesn’t sound very stable and if he is not a Christ follower, your future with him should just be no more than friends.
I really need prayer!!!
not sure if i get your ‘bad examples of friendship’? im guessing it’s a typo…good article anyway
Hello Patrick, not sure I understand your comment. Where in this article is ‘bad examples of friendship’ ?
As God puts it into your mind to establish this soul saving platform, His grace will never elude you in Jesus name.
i loved this article about what bible tells or commands all of us about our friendship and i really liked it and also all of the other articles…..
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