
Obeying the Bible doesn’t save me, but since I truly do love and appreciate Christ I will obey. You must trust in what Christ has done for you. He died, He was buried, and He was resurrected for your transgressions. Jesus lived the life you couldn’t live and was crushed for your sins. Out of His love God came down in the flesh. God desires perfection and you cannot meet the requirements. You must recognize that you are a sinner in need of a Savior. You don’t gain friendship with Christ by obeying. John 15:13 No one has greater love than this-that one lays down his life for his friends. 1 Corinthians 5:11 Now, what I meant was that you should not associate with people who call themselves brothers or sisters in the Christian faith but live in sexual sin, are greedy, worship false gods, use abusive language, get drunk, or are dishonest. Proverbs 22:24-25 Do not be a friend of one who has a bad temper, and never keep company with a hothead, or you will learn his ways and set a trap for yourself.ġ9. Psalm 1:1 How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!ġ8.

Proverbs 16:29 A violent person entices their neighbor and leads them down a path that is not good.ġ6. Psalm 26:4-5 I did not sit with liars, and I will not be found among hypocrites. I have hated the mob of evildoers and will not sit with wicked people.ġ7. 1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be misled: “ Bad company corrupts good character.”ġ5. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up as you are already doing.ġ4.


But your enemies want to hurt you, even when they act nice.ġ3. Proverbs 27:6 You can trust what your friend says, even when it hurts. Proverbs 27:5 Open criticism is better than hidden love.ġ2. Proverbs 28:23 Whoever rebukes a man will later on find more favor than someone who flatters with his words.ġ1. Good friends tell you what you need to hear rather than trying to flatter you.ġ0. Proverbs 24:6 For through wise counsel you will wage your war, and victory lies in an abundance of advisors. Proverbs 27:9 Ointments and perfume encourage the heart in a similar way, a friend’s advice is sweet to the soul.ĩ. Proverbs 11:14 Without wise leadership, a nation is in trouble but with good counselors there is safety.Ĩ. Proverbs 18:24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.ħ. But how tragic it is for the one who is all alone when he falls. If one falls, the other can help his friend get up. Ecclesiastes 4:9- 10 Two people are better than one because together they have a good reward for their hard work. Proverbs 17:17 A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.ĥ. Proverbs 13:20 Walk with the wise and become wise associate with fools and get in trouble.Ĥ. Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.ģ. Proverbs 12:2 6 The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.Ģ. “Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.”ġ.“You don’t need a certain number of friends, just a number of friends you can be certain of.”.

“You become like the 5 people you spend the most time with.“Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone then in bad company.” Booker T.Just like a good parent tries to remove negative influences from their child’s life, God will remove bad influences from our life and replace them with godly friends.Īsk God for wisdom when choosing friends in your life and remember bad company ruins good morals so choose your friends wisely. In this case, you must choose Christ or that friend. Sometimes you have to know when friendship with another person is leading you away from the Lord. A bad friend will lead you to sin, encourage ungodly traits, and would rather see you fall than do good in life.īeing a loving and forgiving Christian doesn’t mean that you are to hang around with bad friends who bring peer pressure in your life. Wise Christian friends will build you up, help you, and bring wisdom. In the past I used to have trouble choosing friends and I’ll tell you from experience friends can either bring you up in life or bring you down. It is important that all Christians carefully choose their friends. God uses friendship as an instrument of sanctification.
