FRIENDSHIP CENTERED ON CHRIST If someone is a true friend, then the wounds they inflict can often be healthy and helpful rebukes when one is going astray. Even when that is not the case, if there should be some lapse, and the friend is the perpetrator of some insult by the carelessness of the tongue, the friend can be reproached honestly, and the relationship can be repaired because both parties are committed to the friendship. An enemy, however, may not ever be direct with his or her hatred, and will even use flattery and “kisses” to cover his or her animosity. One cannot read this without remembering Judas, who betrayed Jesus with a kiss. True friends do not need to constantly flatter or heap affection. One should always be wary when dealing with one such as this. If the friendship is the best kind, a Christ-centered friendship, then one of the truest purposes of the relationship is “speaking the truth in love, [so that] we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of Him who is the head, that is, Christ” (📖 Eph 4:15). God has ordained that the members of his body, the Church, can be a source of truth for one another. While it is possible to hide sin from one’s own self, it is more difficult to hide it from a godly and honest friend who only wants our good. Blessed Union 🙏🏾 #kingdomprinciples #jesusisthehead #truefriendship https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce-F_ixNVMJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=