What Does the Bible Say about Friendship

"What does the Bible say about Friendship?" makes two extraordinary claims: that our life's ultimate goal is friendship with God and that our own personal friendships provide the road map.

Friendship with God is a gift of Holy Wisdom (Wis 7:27). God speaks to Moses face to face as one speaks to a friend (Exod 33:11). And most striking of all these biblical examples, Jesus calls his own disciples, "friends" (John 15:15). Tracing the theme of friendship in the Scriptures, we will explore our own relationships with our family and friends to see how they have helped to pave the way for our becoming friends of God.