{"id":4965,"date":"2020-07-23T17:57:41","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T17:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpmu.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/?p=4965"},"modified":"2021-12-08T09:19:14","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T09:19:14","slug":"what-does-the-bible-say-about-friendship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/2020\/07\/23\/what-does-the-bible-say-about-friendship\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does the Bible Say About Friendship?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/sites\/helpfinder\/\">From the <em>HelpFinder Bible<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/dario-valenzuela-664389-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3980\" width=\"325\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/dario-valenzuela-664389-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/dario-valenzuela-664389-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/dario-valenzuela-664389-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/dario-valenzuela-664389-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/dario-valenzuela-664389-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>How many friends do you have? Who are they? If you are typical, your friends range from casual acquaintances to those you would die for. Sometimes we are closer to our friends than our own brothers or sisters. Friends share affection, companionship, confidences, consideration, devotion, esteem, faithfulness, fellowship, harmony, helpfulness, loyalty, partnership, support, sympathy, trust, and understanding. Friends are those you want to spend time with. God created us for relationships\u2014with each other and with him. Our friendship with God should be the model for all our other friendships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/cole-hutson-62477-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3979\" width=\"366\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/cole-hutson-62477-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/cole-hutson-62477-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/cole-hutson-62477-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/cole-hutson-62477-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/cole-hutson-62477-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is the mark of true friendship?<br> <\/strong>\u2022 PROVERBS 17:17 | A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.<br> \u2022 1 SAMUEL 18:3 | And Jonathan made a solemn pact with David, because he loved him as he loved himself. <br><em>Some friendships are fleeting and some are lasting. True friendships are glued together with bonds of loyalty and commitment. They remain intact despite changing external circumstances.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/boys2Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3692\" width=\"345\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/boys2Small.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/boys2Small-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Can I truly be friends with God?<\/strong><br> \u2022 JAMES 2:23 | \u201cAbraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.\u201d He was even called the friend of God.<br> \u2022 EXODUS 33:11 | The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend.<br><em>Both Abraham and Moses are referred to as friends of God. We are his friends, too, if we truly seek him and love him.<\/em><br> \u2022 PSALM 25:14 | The Lord is a friend to those who fear him. He teaches them his covenant.<br><em>Sharing our secrets is a mark of great friendship. When God shares the secrets of his promises with us, we know that he considers us his friends.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/sites\/helpfinder\/\">Learn more about the <em>HelpFinder Bible<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the HelpFinder Bible How many friends do you have? Who are they? If you are typical, your friends range from casual acquaintances to those you would die for. Sometimes we are closer to our friends than our own brothers or sisters. Friends share affection, companionship, confidences, consideration, devotion, esteem, faithfulness, fellowship, harmony, helpfulness, loyalty, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15,30,44,45,52],"tags":[96,97,225],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4965"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4965"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4965\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5620,"href":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4965\/revisions\/5620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- LIVE: wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com/nlt//wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4965 -->