In the middle of the night, early morning really, I awoke and watched a program on PBS that I had scheduled for recording. It was called, I believe, "From Jesus to Christ", and was narrated by renowned spokesmen and women from schools of religion and divinity around the world. You can find this program and watch it on your computer at pbs.org. I recommend it to you, as you will see that these people, some older than I, have spent their entire lives and careers researching and learning about and from the Bible. You might enjoy it, it approached with an open mind. Whether you do this now....or later......this is a required course.....only the time you take it is optional.
Someday, gus....not great at all......you will grow into this.
I also looked up the definition of friend.
noun
⦁ 1a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically exclusive of sexual or family relations.
⦁ a person who acts as a supporter of a cause, organization, or country by giving financial or other help:join the Friends of Guilford Free Library
⦁ a person who is not an enemy or who is on the same side:she was unsure whether he was friend or foe
⦁ a familiar or helpful thing:he settled for that old friend the compensation grant
⦁ (often as a polite form of address or in ironic reference) an acquaintance or a stranger one comes across:my friends, let me introduce myself
⦁ a contact associated with a social networking website:all of a sudden youve got 50 friends online who need to stay connected
⦁ 2 (Friend) a member of the Religious Society of Friends; a Quaker.
verb
[with object]
⦁ 1add (someone) to a list of contacts associated with a social networking website:I am friended by 29 people who I have not friended back
⦁ 2 archaic befriend (someone).
Phrases
be (or make) friends with
be (or become) on good or affectionate terms with (someone).
a friend at court
a person in a position to use their influence on ones behalf.
a friend in need is a friend indeed
proverb a person who helps at a difficult time is a truly reliable person.
friends in high places
people in senior positions who are able and willing to use their influence on ones behalf.
with friends like , who needs enemies?
used to suggest that a supposed friend or ally of a particular person has acted against the best interests of that person:with friends like this guy, who needs enemies?
These definitions include, it seems, friendship on the basis of need. My friends, true friends, have no need from or of me....nor I of them. To me, that is the truest form of friendship.
Augustus Greatorex wrote:
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