About this episode
This episode discusses the importance of intentional friendships and the biblical perspective on relationships.
Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgement. Proverbs 18:1 In Proverbs we are looking at what it means to follow the way of wisdom in five areas: friends, family, words, work, and wealth. Today, we begin by looking at friendship. “Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire” (18:1). That is, he is concerned about himself. And if you are only concerned about yourself, you break out against all sound judgement. Why? Because you are made in the image of God, who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God enjoys relationship within the tri-unity of His own nature. In his excellent book Made for Friendship , Drew Hunter says “To be made in God’s image… means that we… are wired for relationships.” He points out that the first human problem was not sin but solitude. When God looked at what He had made, He said it was “good.” But when God created Adam, He said, for the first time, something was “not good.” “It is not good that the man should be alone” (Gen. 2:18). God did not intend you to live in isolation, so seek friends intentionally. How do you do that? By taking an active interest in others. “I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you…
People in this episode
Host: Colin Smith
Topics covered
- friendship
- wisdom
- relationships
- isolation
- Christianity
Keywords
- friendship
- wisdom
- isolation
- relationships
- Christianity
- Proverbs
- Genesis
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Made for Friendship
Places: Philippians, Genesis
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