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“Friendshipisthehighestformoffellowship”
BroDennisGillet
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Proverbs27V5–UpfrontrebukeisbetterthanconcealedadmirationV6–However,beconsiderateinrebuke–
Friendshipisnotfoundinmultipleprotestsoflovebutinthefewnecessaryoccasionsofrebuke
V7–Maintainingabalancedfriendship.§ Nottoomuchlestitbecomesstrainedand
overbearing§ Nottoolittlethatitcausesonetoseek‘other’
friendshipsV8–Addressthelackoffriendshipsathomebeforeone
leavestoseekitelsewhereV9–Afriendshipthatenhancesthesoulrequiresputting
yourselfintheirshoes
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Proverbs27V10–Familyfriendshipmaystartwithonegenerationbut
becauseit’sbuiltonsolidprinciplesmaycontinueontothenext
V12–Goodfriendsknowwhentostepbackfromloomingconflict–Poorfriendspressonregardlessandpaythepenaltyofarupturedfriendship
V13–Don’tbeablindguaranteeforafriendthatcouldputunnecessarypressureonyourfriendship
V14–Anoverzealousshowoffriendshipcanmakeforembarrassingandawkwardmoments.Truefriendsknowtheappropriatetimestopraisetheirfriends
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FriendshipsStartWithMe
§ It’snotaboutwhatIneed,it’saboutwhatIneedtobe.
§ It’snotaboutwhatotherscandoforme,it’saboutwhatcanIdoforothers.
§ It’snotabouthowIcanchangeothers,it’sabouthowcanIchangemyselftobeafriendthatotherswouldvalue.
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God
TheEnglishwordGodisidenticalwiththeAnglo-Saxonwordfor‘good’,andthereforeitisbelievedthatthenameGodreferstodivinegoodness
NewUngersBibleDictionary
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Help-meet
Literally–ahelperasbeforehim§ Onewhoisabletohelp
NewKingsJames–Footnote§ Acompanionthatwassuitable
(theanimalsbeingunsuitable)
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NotGoodToBeAlone“Maniscreatedasocialcreature.Hisfullpowerscannotbedevelopedbyphysicalandmentalworkalone;norhismoralbeingbyselfdisciplineinsolitude.Hisfacultiesandhischaracterrequiretobeexpandedandbeautifiedbythedutiesofdomesticandsociallife,asamemberofafamily,asafriend,asafellowworker,asacitizen.Tobealoneisnotgood.Itdoesnotpromotehisfullestlifeorhisbestservice”
CambridgeBibleCommentary
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LonelinessKills
%Riskofanearlydeath§ 19%-Poverty
§ 14%-Loneliness
§ 7%-ObesityPrinciples
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Quote
‘Theworstsolitudeistobedestituteofsincerefriendship’
SirFrancisBaconAuthor,Statesman,Scientist1561-1626
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OurRelationshiptoGod
Creator–creationPotter–clay
King–subjectsMaster–servantsTeacher–disciplesFather-children
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Enemies
Romans5v10
“Forifwhenwewereenemies”
Enemies–Grk–echthros =activehostility deepseatedhatred irreconcilableenmity
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Enemies
Romans5v10
“wewerereconciled”
Reconciled–Grk–katallasso=tochangemutuallykata–anexactpointallasso–tochange
§ Hencetochangepositionsfromenemiestofriends
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EnemiesWehavepeace(v1)becausewehavereceivedthisreconciliation.Thetwoareinseparablylinked.TherecanbenopeacewithoutfriendshipwithGodinanysphereofhumanlife.Howvainarehumaneffortstoattainit!HowtheBiblegoestotherootofthematter,notonlylayingbarethesourceofthetroublebutalsomakingknowntheonlyremedy.BroJohnCarter–Paul’sLettertoRomanspg59
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Enemies
Matthew7v22-23
“Ineverknewyou”
Knew–Grk–ginosko=togettoknow,growinknowledge
§ HenceInevergottoknowyou
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Abraham‘TheFriendofGod’
§ 2Chronicles20v7
§ Isaiah41v8
§ James2v23
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Hebron
Hebrew–Hebron=‘Fellowship’Arabic–El-Khalil=‘TheFriend’‘Friendshipisthehighestformoffellowship’D.Gillett
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YahwehandAbraham
Genesis18v18 RotherhamsNowYahwehhadsaid‘AmIgoingtohidefromAbrahamwhatIdo,whenAbrahamshallsurelybecomeagreatandmightynation–andallnationsoftheearthshallbeblessedinhim.
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YahwehandAbraham
Genesis18v19 RotherhamsForIhavebecomehisintimatefriend.Totheendthathemaycommandhissonsandhishouseafterhim,soshalltheykeepthewayofYahwehbydoingrighteousnessandjustice–TotheendthatYahwehmaybringuntoAbraham,whathehathspokenconcerninghim.SoYahwehsaid…
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Friend
OldTestament=tohaveanaffectionfor
Mostlytranslated‘love’
Youngslit=Abrahammylover
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FriendFriend§ 2Chron20v7;Isa41v8§ Prov18v24‘Afriendstickethcloser…’§ Prov27v6‘…thewoundsofafriend’
Love§ Gen22v2‘…sonwhomthoulovest’§ 1Sam18v1‘Jonathanlovedhimas…’§ Psa38v11‘myloversandmy
friends…’
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Friend
NewTestament
Grk–Philos=dear
i.e.afriend;toactfriendly
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Summary
§ Itisnotgoodforustobealone.Weweremadesocialbeings
§ AlthoughweareGod’schildren,hehasinvitedustobeHisfriends
§ ThedeathandresurrectionofChristareatthecoreofthatinvitation
§ WearetofollowtheexampleofAbraham–TheFriendofGod
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FriendshipandtheGospel