The Company We Keep: In Search of Biblical Friendship
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1936760959
ISBN 13
9781936760954
Category
Chrn Living - Friendship
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Publication Year
2014
Publisher
Pages
122
Subject
Friendship & fellowship
Description
"Biblical Friendship: Deep, honest, pure, transparent, liberating, attainable... Real friends are rare and hard to come by .. friends who will hold you accountable, tell you the truth about yourself and speak the truth in love to you ... an essential element of what God created us for."
"Friendship: it’s one of the simplest of human relationships in comparison to marriage or family relationships, yet it’s one of the least understood and practiced. For all of our progress in making connections through Facebook, Twitter, and other social media, people are consistently experiencing loneliness and growing disenchanted with the whole notion of friendship.
Could it be that our understanding of friendship ... (is) less informed by the vision of friendship offered in Scripture ... that friendship exists for a greater purpose than merely our enjoyment and comfort ... more than just hanging out on a weekend, participating in a book club, or hitting the golf course together?
These questions and more are answered in this book.
Broader and deeper than simple fellowship, biblical friendship is first and foremost about a relationship with Jesus Christ. As you are brought into friendship and relationship with the Father, Jesus Christ calls you a friend! It is out of this friendship that our human friendships find their beginning and their purpose.
Aelred, a Cistercian monk who wrote a profound treatise on friendship, said, 'And so in friendship are joined honor and charm, truth and joy, sweetness and good-will, affection and action. And all these take their beginning from Christ, advance through Christ, and are perfected in Christ.' This is the core of biblical friendship, and what sets it apart ... it all flows from Jesus Christ.
Friendship finds its origin, purpose, and power in Jesus. Our human friendships then must be shaped by this life-changing truth. Biblical friendship is deep, honest, pure, transparent, and liberating. It is also attainable. Dig into this book, and learn how your friendships can embody this amazing and wonderful reality."
"Friendship: it’s one of the simplest of human relationships in comparison to marriage or family relationships, yet it’s one of the least understood and practiced. For all of our progress in making connections through Facebook, Twitter, and other social media, people are consistently experiencing loneliness and growing disenchanted with the whole notion of friendship.
Could it be that our understanding of friendship ... (is) less informed by the vision of friendship offered in Scripture ... that friendship exists for a greater purpose than merely our enjoyment and comfort ... more than just hanging out on a weekend, participating in a book club, or hitting the golf course together?
These questions and more are answered in this book.
Broader and deeper than simple fellowship, biblical friendship is first and foremost about a relationship with Jesus Christ. As you are brought into friendship and relationship with the Father, Jesus Christ calls you a friend! It is out of this friendship that our human friendships find their beginning and their purpose.
Aelred, a Cistercian monk who wrote a profound treatise on friendship, said, 'And so in friendship are joined honor and charm, truth and joy, sweetness and good-will, affection and action. And all these take their beginning from Christ, advance through Christ, and are perfected in Christ.' This is the core of biblical friendship, and what sets it apart ... it all flows from Jesus Christ.
Friendship finds its origin, purpose, and power in Jesus. Our human friendships then must be shaped by this life-changing truth. Biblical friendship is deep, honest, pure, transparent, and liberating. It is also attainable. Dig into this book, and learn how your friendships can embody this amazing and wonderful reality."
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