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Mission Statement
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FRIENDSHIP Comfort and help with trust. Judah spent time with his friend after his wife died and trusted him to deliver a gift and receive a pledge from someone. Genesis 38:12, 20 Abraham was called the friend of God. "And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, 'Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness, and he was called the friend of God.' James 2:23 God talked to Moses like a friend. |"And Jehovah would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend." Exodus 33:11 Get rid of any friend who tries to lead you away from the Lord. "If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or the wife of your bosom, or your friend who is like your own soul, lures you secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods which you have not known, you nor your fathers, of the gods of the people which are all around you, near to you or far off from you, from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth, you shall not consent to him or listen to him, nor shall your eye pity him, nor shall you spare him or conceal him; but you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first against him to pout him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. And you shall stone him with stones until he dies, because he sought to entice you away from the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage." Deuteronomy 13:6 - 10 A friend shares what he has. "And David came to Ziklag, and sent some of the spoil to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, Behold, a present for you from the spoil of the enemies of Jehovah…" This was after he’d divided some of the spoil to those who stayed by the supplies. 1 Samuel 30:26 Is willing to look bad. David’s friend, Hushai, was willing to look like a traitor to David in order to spy on Absolom, which saved his life. 2 Samuel 15:37, 16:16-17:29 Kindness is given. "To him who is afflicted, kindness should be shown by his friend, even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty." Spoken by Job Job 6:14 Undermining your friend is equated with getting angry with the fatherless. "Yea, you cause anger to fall on the fatherless, and you dig a pit for your friend." Job 6:27 Betrayal of friends will affect your children. "He who for a share informs against ( speaks flatter to his) friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail." Job 17:5 David was willing to be punished by God if he had not been a good friend. "if I have rewarded evil to my friend, or if I have delivered one oppressing me without cause" Psalms 7:4 Be careful how you talk to a friend. Job’s friends “had found no answer and yet had condemned Job.” Job 32:3 And God’s response was anger. "And it happened after Jehovah had spoken these words to Job, Jehovah said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has." Job 42:7 Forgiving friends and praying for them brings great reward. "And Jehovah turned the captivity of Job when he prayed for his friends. Also Jehovah added to Job all that had been his, to double." Job 42:10 Pain caused by a friend is unbearable. "For it is not an enemy who reproaches me; then I could bear it. Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me; then I could hide from him. But it was you, a man my equal, my companion and my acquaintance (friend). We took sweet counsel together, and walked to the house of God in the throng." Psalms 55:12-14 Not having a friend is considered a punishment. "You have taken my friends away from me; You have made me a hateful thing to them. I am shut up, and I cannot go out." Psalms 88:8 "You have taken lover and friend far from me, and those who know me into darkness." Psalms 88:18 You are not to jeopardize your finances for a friend. "My son, if you become surety for your friend, if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger, You are snared by the words of your mouth; you are taken by the words of your mouth. So do this, my son, and deliver yourself; for you have come into the hand of your friend: Go and humble yourself; plead with your friend, Give no sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids. Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, and like a bird from the hand of the fowler." Proverbs 6:1-5 Is able to keep a secret. "One despising his friend lacks heart, but a man of understanding remains silent." Proverbs 11:12 Beware of making friends with improper motives. "The poor is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich has many friends." Proverbs 14:20 "Wealth makes many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbor." Proverbs 19:4) "Many will beg the favor of a ruler, and all are friends to a man who gives gifts." Proverbs 19:6 'All the brothers of the poor man hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him? He pursues them with words, yet they are lacking." Proverbs 19:7 However, there are times when we must develop friends for wisdom’s sake. "And I say to you, Make friends by the mammon of unrighteousness for yourselves, so that when you fail, they may receive you into everlasting dwellings." Luke 16:9 Gossip can separate friends. "A perverse man causes fighting, and a whisperer separates chief friends. Proverbs 16:28 "He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates friends. Proverbs 17:9 Loves and does not depart when trouble comes. "A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for the time of trouble." Proverbs 17:17 Choose friends wisely. "Make no friendship with an angry man; and you shall not go up with a man of fury." Proverbs 22:24 Will be truthful. "Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful." Proverbs 27:6 Gives good advice "Ointment and perfume delight the heart; and the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by hearty counsel." Proverbs 27:9 Friendship is to be honored. Your own friend, and your father's friend, do not forsake them; nor go to your brother's house in the day of your trouble; better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off." Proverbs 27:10 Improper behavior toward a friend can bring a curse on you. "He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him." Proverbs 27:14 Friends will rub each other from time to time. "As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the face of his friend." Proverbs 27:17 Your sin can cause punishment for your friend. "Therefore so says Jehovah, Behold, I will lay stumbling-blocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall on them; the neighbor and his friend shall perish. (Jeremiah 20:4) For so says Jehovah, Behold, I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends. And they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes shall behold it. And I will give all Judah into the king of Babylon's hand, and he will exile them into Babylon, and kill them with the sword." Jeremiah 6:21 "And you, Pashur, and all who dwell in your house, shall go into captivity. And you shall come to Babylon, and you shall die there, and shall be buried there; you and all your friends to whom you have prophesied lies." Jeremiah 20:6 There are times (evil times) when you must be careful even with your friend. "Put no trust in a friend; put no hope in a guide; keep the door of your mouth from her who lies in your bosom." Micah 7:5 "And you shall be betrayed also by parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends. And they will cause some of you to be put to death." Luke 21:16 Friends should be made based on their heart for God. "The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man who is a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax-collectors and sinners. But wisdom was justified by her children." Matthew 11:19 "The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, Behold a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of tax-collectors and sinners!" Luke 7:34 Our friends should be the first to hear our good news. "However Jesus did not allow him, but said to him, Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and has had mercy on you." Mark 5:19 "And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost." Luke 15:6 "And when she has found it, she calls her friends and her neighbors together, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost." Luke 15:9 "And the next day they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends." Acts 10:24 Do not use your friends to hide in your own comfort zone. "And He also said to him who invited Him, When you make a dinner or a supper, do not call your friends or your brothers, or your kinsmen, or your rich neighbors; lest they also invite you again, and a recompense be made to you." Luke 14:12 A friend is happy at the good fortune of his friend. "He who has the bride is the bridegroom, but the friend of the bridegroom who stands and hears him rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. Then my joy is fulfilled." John 3:29 A desired friendship can cause you to sin. "From this time, Pilate sought to release Him. But the Jews cried out, saying, If you let this man go, you are not Caesar's friend. Whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar." John 19:12 "Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever desires to be a friend of the world is the enemy of God." James 4:4 The Lord’s friendship… "Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends." John 15:13 "You are My friends if you do whatever I command you." John 15:14 "No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master does. But I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you." John 15:15 "A man who has friends may be broken up, but there is a Lover who sticks closer than a brother." Proverbs 18:24
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