The Friendship Covenant
Whether it’s a time of trouble or a time of celebration, there’s no substitute for friends that know you.
A recent article at InterVarsity Press tells the story of four men who met and supported each other in college—and beyond. Before they moved away from each other at the end of their time at Duke, they made a covenant with each other to remain accountability partners and friends for the rest of their lives:
“In college, Christian fellowship is handed to you on a silver platter; plenty of fun activities, Bible study and prayer, and really cool Christians are just down the hall or a short walk across campus,†reflects Peter Ahlin. “For me, the hardest part of leaving Duke was being geographically separated from my closest Christian friends and having to try to find fellowship that was even remotely as exciting and fulfilling as that which I enjoyed in college.â€
Knowing they were facing a huge transition in life that would take them away from their college support network, these four guys were encouraged by their pastor to make a serious commitment to stick together—not just as friends, but as accountability brothers. Under the framework of a covenant, Jeff Donnithorne comments, “we felt like we needed to be in each others’ lives in an intentional way. Good intentions are not always enough and accountability really does require an extra level of commitment.†So these four guys created a written document on the day before graduation that “added a level of importance and seriousness when we put our names on it.â€
Read more about their inspiring friendship.
can you help me? i would like to have a gospel passage that talks about friendship… please!
Here’s a few verses from Psalm 133:
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ps.133.1-3;&version=31;
And the relationship between David and Jonathan was a spectacular friendship:
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=9&chapter=20&verse=42&version=31&context=verse
Hope that helps!
Can you please help me understand and figure out what I am going through? A friend of my past just came back into my life unknowingly. It feels like we are in a battle of war. I think God’s holy words are being used against me as a Ram. Considering a Foe. I have tried to keep myself humble but today I have said some awful words, how can I repent for saying these awful words. And how can I leave a battle without being scorned, scatted or hurt. I am afraid for my life. I am afraid of the Lord thy God. Help me this is serious…for I am afraid for my life if this is a battle. Lord have mercy on me for my anger has gotten the best of me.
Bring darkness to light – Confess with your mouth and be saved. Life with a clear conscience is your path to know God’s will. (Read Romans 12) He is good, so trust Him to take care of the hurt while you do what is right.
Hey I was just trying to find verses for my friends on biblegateway and God led me to here. I am having some trouble. Right now my family and I are on the verge of moving to a differnt country and it’s really hard and I have so many friends that God has blessed me with! But through the whole thing I feel like my relationship with God has just seperated and I feel like I don’t trust him in what he is going to do with my life… Any verse help??!!
I can recommend a book that is full of scripture that will help! It’s from Focus on the Family Resources.
“After the Boxes Are Unpacked Moving ON After Moving In” By Susan Miller