True Friendship

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   Your friend tells you another dirty joke.  Whenever the two of you are together, your friend tells dirty jokes.  Here is the problem: you are not sure what to do and you honestly do not like listening to them.  Sometimes you cannot help but laugh when the joke is funny.  Your youth leader said Christians should not listen to crude jokes and walk away.  What should you do?  Tell your friend not to tell such jokes or walk away?

   Do you have a friend who truly cares for you and looks out for your best interests?  Is this friend someone who will hold you accountable to keep doing the right things, not encouraging or “remaining silent” when you have the opportunity to get in trouble or do something demeaning?  True friends are willing to help you do the right things and some would even be willing to put their life on the line for you.   

   This is not a fairy tale dream.  People have placed their friends above their own needs and security.  Two young men in the Bible were found to have that kind of friendship.  Jonathan and David had bonded so well that Jonathan risked his life and the throne for his love for his friend, David.  Jonathan’s father,  King Saul, grew to despise David and wanted him dead.  In a well-designed plan, Jon ...

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