Saturday, August 28, 2010

Having Friends

Has having the thought of never having friends ever crossed our minds? What would we think if we knew we would never have a friend? If we are Christians there is an example we need to let shine in all our daily lives. We all know having friends does sometime have its oppositions and also its rewards. But it always does have a stipulation we all must follow. In order to have a friend; we first must be a friend. We must never take a friend for granted if we really want to stay friends. The scripture in Galatians lays out a pretty good explanation of what our behaviors ought to be toward our friends or even to someone that will be; as soon as we meet them.
Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness and faithfulness. We all can and should be faithful; because Christ is faithful to us. Hebrews 13:5 Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.
The Spirit of God dwelleth in you (1 Cor. 3:16).
The Spirit ... dwelleth in you (Rom. 8:11).
God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts (Gal. 4:6).
I was in the Spirit on the Lord's Day (Rev. 1:10).
Walk in the Spirit (KJV, Gal. 5:16).
If we live in the Spirit (KJV), let us also walk in the Spirit (KJV, Gal. 5:25).
The obvious and undeniable teaching of the New Testament is that the Spirit is in Christians and that Christians are in the Spirit.
If any man is in Christ, he is a new creature (2 Cor. 5:17).
If Christ is in you ... the spirit is life (Rom. 8:10).
It is Christ that liveth in me (Gal. 2:20).
Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith (Eph. 3:17).
From the above citations, there can be no way to avoid the truth that Christians are in Christ, and Christ is in Christians.
Even those who aren't christians have friends but do they have a friend that will remain that way for eternity; one that will never forsake them or are they just short term and limited to this life on earth?

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