Favoured Friendship
“A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18:24 NKJV http://bible.com/114/pro.18.24.nkjv The level of commitment demanded in every friendship relationship makes the general conception that ' making friends is easier than keeping them ' incontestable. Most longstanding friendship relationships are supported by a high level commitment, and possibly influenced by a direct or indirect covenant or oath. Circumstances that are beyond the control of parties often arise in life; and without a serious commitment to the relationship, it is often easier for parties to admit the sense of treading the path that ease inconvenient restrictions. However, a favoured marriage is blessed by a sense of respect from one or both parties to the covenant relationship before God as sacred, mostly in the face of the temptation to adopt a self-centered, contract disposition. Likewise, a favoured parental brotherhood is of...