El presidente: Are you with me…?
Advisor: …To The death!
– Once Upon a Time In Mexico
Turkey Creek Jack Johnson: Why you doin' this, Doc?
Doc Holliday: Because Wyatt Earp is my friend.
Turkey Creek Jack Johnson: Friend? Hell, I got lots of friends.
Doc Holliday: ...I don't.
- Tombstone
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:13
I'm down for you so ride with me
My enemies your enemies
Cause you ain't ever had a friend like me…
- 2Pac
Last night I went to my Disciples class and learned/confirmed all kinds of cool stuff about friendship. They talked about how Christian friendships should be the standard for all other relationships but that now in days that isn’t true. The church has accepted the cut-throat, back-stabbing, everybody for themselves attitude when it comes to friendship. This is not the original design of Christian friendships, they are supposed to be covenant relationships in which you propel others to the level that God has for them and they do the same for you. Friendship in general should be a serious subject, sealed by covenant promise and agreement.
They talked about what a covenant was and how historically (biblical times) covenants were made by sacrificing an animal by cutting it in half. Both parties agreeing to the covenant would actually walk bear-footed between the two halves of the animal stepping in the blood and the agreement was that is the agreement was broken, may the breaker’s blood spill like that of the animal! Serious stuff, right?
Then they went on to show the relationship of David and Jonathan in the bible and how they loved each other as themselves and Jonathan basically gave up the crown and gave it to David. They spoke about how this is a godly thing because God’s purpose was for David to get the crown and Jesus to arise from his lineage, and how that could not have happened unless Jonathan was willing to be a covenant relationship keeping friend.
This all begs the question: what happened to this belief of covenant friendship or “True friendship” as I like to call it. Given it may be a tad too serious to say that the bull and the blood and all of that would be acceptable in a friendship now in days.lol. But what happened to people pledging friendship to each other as seen in the quotes above? Is it really too much to ask for loyalty, truth, faithfulness, help, etc. Have we really become so shallow and self-seeking about everything including friendship that we would rather not put in the work to be friends like this to each other anymore? I honestly believe that there aren’t that many “true” friends in this world. Praise God for those that are.
About Me
- J
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Sometimes you'll find better friends that aren't Christian. probably because of what you're describing. I don't know who makes pledges to true friendship like this anymore. I find that either someone's afraid to do this because of past hurts. Or, people are incapable of being like friends like this. It sems that most just want friends like this, but aren't willing to be friends like this.
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