Main Scripture on Friendship:

Ephesians 4:1-3: “1 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”

What does it look like to be a good friend as a man of God/woman of God?

John 13:34-35: “34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

What does friendship look like with the opposite sex?

1 Timothy 5:1: “Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers, 2 older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity.”

What does friendship look like with the same sex?

Romans 12:16: “Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.”

What is our responsibility to one another as brothers and sisters in Christ?

1 Corinthians 12:26: “If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.”

How does friendship look differently when single vs when married?

Single: Philippians 2:3-4: “3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.”

Married: Ephesians 5:33: “However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.”