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Seven Kinds of Friends You Must Keep Company With.

"Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry." 2 Tim 4:11

There are certain companies every Christian should endeavor to keep. This company are very crucial and profitable in his Spiritual journey. Look for them, and when you find them, never lose them for anything.

1. Loyal Friend: "Only Luke is with me." 2 Tim 4:11 When Demas and others abandoned Paul in Prison, only look remained with him in those trying times. This is a friend who stays with you when others have abandoned you. Others and even many may find reasons to desert and break their friendship with you, but this friend remains even when every other person has left. He is there in abundance and adversity, in pains and in pleasure. He will not abandon you for any reason.

2. Profitable Friend: "Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry." 2 Tim 4:11 These are friends who will add value to your life. You learn alot from their wealth of knowledge and experience. These are friends who always makes great input and contributions to your life. They have a way of making you better and stronger than they met you. Timothy was such kind of friend.

3. Intimate Friend: "Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you." Luke 4:14 These are bosom friends. They are the kind of friends that love you with all their heart. You are very much dear to them. They don't hide their feelings and concern towards you. John was such a disciple. He was the disciple Jesus loved.

4. Sacrificial Friend: "Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:
Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles." Rom 16:3-4 These are the friends that are ready and willing at all times to sacrifice their time, their talents, their money, and even their life for your sake. This kind of friend can give up everything for your sake.

5. Hospitable Friend: "And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome and came unto them.
And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers." Acts 18:2-3 There are friends who are ready to part with their beds just to grant you comfort in their homes. They are always ready and willing to accept you in their homes and treat you well at all times. They share their food and almost everything they have in their homes with you.

6. Comforting Friends: "The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:" 2 Tim 1:16. These are such friends who may not have money, or other good things of life to offer you especially in times of need, but their comforting words and encouragement can keep you going even in the most difficult times. Their comfort are healings to your wounds.

7. Faithful Friend: "All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:" Col. 4:7, 9, 1:7, Eph 6:21. In the following scriptures Paul described Tychicus as faithful Friend. These are friends that cannot fail you when every other person has failed. You trust them with your life that they will always carry out to the fullest every assignment committed to them. They will do all in their ability to fulfil every assignment committed to them. 1 Cor 4:17

If you find these kinds of friends around you, please brethren never lose them for any reason. Their value can not be weighed with gold nor silver. I want to also urge us to strive to attain there great qualities in our relationship with others. Selah

No friend like Magu. Please OP which category does Magu fall?

Thanks for sharing Op


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Jesus is the only friend you should keep, human being will disappoint you but Jesus will never disappoint you, your good friend today may be your bad friend tommorow but Jesus will always be a good friend to you everyday everytime.

dinoplus:
No friend like Magu. Please OP which category does Magu fall?

Forget Magu, he is not the kind of friend you should associate with

lucky999:
Jesus is the only friend you should keep, human being will disappoint you but Jesus will never disappoint you, your good friend today may be your bad friend tommorow but Jesus will always be a good friend to you everyday everytime.

Jesus is a faithful friend that never fails, but that does not dispute the fact that there are still good friends with the qualities mentioned above