What Does The Bible Say About Friendship?

What Does The Bible Say About Friendship?

The average American only has one true friend, but what does the Bible have to say about friendship? If you think about the Bible, the major theme from beginning to end, really is the subject of friendship. In this 10 Minute Message, Pastor Byron walks us through the Scripture to teach the importance of friendship.

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40 Comments

  1. @annychristella1 on February 26, 2025 at 6:20 pm

    I love this!! Amen!!!



  2. @Mp.k2day on February 26, 2025 at 6:22 pm

    I was juat told by two "friends" that due to differing political and religious values they no longer want to be friends. Cold turkey. over text. No talking it or making amends. So this really has helped me. Thank you.



  3. @garyzornow9084 on February 26, 2025 at 6:24 pm

    I would like to have one true friend, sadly no. Taking communion at church doesn’t mean there your friend. The Bible says something about examine yourself before taking communion and also something about if you have something against your brother, not friend.



  4. @TheTeganOsmondChannel on February 26, 2025 at 6:27 pm

    Thank you for this wonderful video



  5. @manojkumarmajhi1194 on February 26, 2025 at 6:28 pm

    Praise the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen



  6. @princeedywn6450 on February 26, 2025 at 6:33 pm

    I am really encouraged by this…today I woke up and realized I don’t have true friends,,, Thanks a lot. I hope that soon I will find a true friend.



  7. @weirduniquestories4287 on February 26, 2025 at 6:35 pm

    I love this! Thank you!



  8. @NavyVetE5 on February 26, 2025 at 6:36 pm

    Unfortunately, people are not reliable. The Bible says, Micah 7:5 Put no trust in a neighbor; have no confidence in a friend; guard the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms
    Trust in GOD! People will come and go but He stays closer than a brother.



  9. @amruthveryniceanekal9549 on February 26, 2025 at 6:39 pm

    Sabbath is Friday sunset to Saturday



  10. @gracie.renteria on February 26, 2025 at 6:40 pm

    If one keeps a regular prayer life, loneliness doesn’t really exsit. Our one true friend is Jesus… So, people, prayer and seek Father and He will hear you when you call upon His name. The trinity consist of three, yet they are one in the Spirit because Jesus and the Holy Spirit only do what the father tells them. God is da man in charge.



  11. @amruthveryniceanekal9549 on February 26, 2025 at 6:41 pm

    Luke ch 23:54



  12. @hvelasquez2000 on February 26, 2025 at 6:42 pm

    Don’t you know that friendship with the world is enmity with God.



  13. @joelfehrman6097 on February 26, 2025 at 6:42 pm

    I don’t believe in friends. There is always a dominate (leader) and a submissive one (follower). And I’ll be dammed if I’m ever the follower and doesn’t have want it takes to be dominate and act like I’m better than anyone so I’ll just be a lone wolf.



  14. @kishanrai8093 on February 26, 2025 at 6:42 pm

    Wow Praise God



  15. @codingmo on February 26, 2025 at 6:43 pm

    This video wasn’t what I expected. I mean I wanted you to touch on, non-Christian friends and if a Christian should have them. The Bible says to not be unequally yoked and bad company corrupts good morals. You never said anything about these. Come on now.



  16. @jeanblaaa on February 26, 2025 at 6:45 pm

    Really liked this message. Can you go more into dealing with friends who sin against us? Are we supposed to reconcile and keep terrible friends? Or try to work on the relationship for many years?



  17. @celestbresant586 on February 26, 2025 at 6:47 pm

    Thank you Jesus for saving me



  18. @grimgaze on February 26, 2025 at 6:48 pm

    Love and miss you guys! GREAT message. Hope to drop by soon. Keep doing great work for the KINGDOM. GOD bless



  19. @alfredcharles5087 on February 26, 2025 at 6:48 pm

    Sure it was a blessing. Thank and God bless…



  20. @simplytine2939 on February 26, 2025 at 6:49 pm

    i have one friend best friend i guess he is my husband’s best friend Nathan Waters. and nathans wife also a very good friend of mine

    but i haven’t really met that i can call BF for years



  21. @megawinston4221 on February 26, 2025 at 6:49 pm

    nice to see some helpfull youtube channels who love Jesus



  22. @ChristianMig1980 on February 26, 2025 at 6:52 pm

    A friend in the faith will sharpen you, not sharpen themselves only to shank you later. My true friend has and will always be God.



  23. @notebook2876 on February 26, 2025 at 6:53 pm

    I would not encourage this man’s statements. I do encourage to be friends with God but a wise man chooses his friends wisely and when a dog does become a man’s best friend then a wise man will choose God first then dog.
    I don’t say this with bitterness or malice in my heart but only from experience.
    Trust in God nobody else because you will be bitten worse than any viper if you trust a man.
    I have been many places looking for such a friend and through my eyes of this world it will be a witness to God as will yours.
    I have not found that man that will walk 2 miles with another when another asks to walk one and that is especially true with the poor, I have seen many changes in church leaders attitudes towards individuals that they think have no money and then try to get closer to you when they know you have money put back. These are vipers Jesus spoke of.
    I will be friendly towards all but I will hold in my heart no friend except Jesus.
    Plz do not give me a thumbs up as this has been my experience and I encourage all to travel down their own road the Lord has set for them to travel and experience the world themselves but I do warn to be very vigilant in your decisions of your friends.
    I do know what scripture speaks of about gathering but when there is none of God to gather with than there’s no better place than the presents of Gods love.
    Thank you and may God bless everyone with knowledge and a drawing towards him and only him.



  24. @emiliomatusse9503 on February 26, 2025 at 6:54 pm

    indeed was a blessing!!!



  25. @breatheeasily4013 on February 26, 2025 at 6:54 pm

    My only friend is Jesus. If anyone wants to be my friend, send me a message. I just ask you don’t create problems!



  26. @karaoketaylorxsingsfan232 on February 26, 2025 at 6:55 pm

    I actually have two true friends my boyfriend’s parents



  27. @jamesglode7171 on February 26, 2025 at 6:58 pm

    Being unevenly yoked never came up , neither did light and darkness , nor evil communications corrupts good morales… all i seemed to hear was an emotional response and how you interpret the bible response about friendship… how about more scripture versus your own thoughts…



  28. @swakbutfunny on February 26, 2025 at 6:58 pm

    Tine I was here❄️



  29. @mondofly3508 on February 26, 2025 at 6:58 pm

    You doing a good job



  30. @eliazarfamily9790 on February 26, 2025 at 7:01 pm

    Praise God



  31. @Fkreisler on February 26, 2025 at 7:02 pm

    Thank you for this message I loved it, God bless!



  32. @williamsiemionko9702 on February 26, 2025 at 7:04 pm

    Well what if all of my friends left me and no one wants to be my friend, what then?



  33. @karaoketaylorxsingsfan232 on February 26, 2025 at 7:09 pm

    Amen



  34. @gaatjeniksaan8360 on February 26, 2025 at 7:11 pm

    How can you say this? Can you read god’s mind!?



  35. @rizzamaycanonero8016 on February 26, 2025 at 7:12 pm

    I had what i can call, biblical friend, fortunate in life since we met, but gone thru hardship when she followed Christ.. Now she cut me off of her life since i came back to my inbelieving husband after too many separation.. She thought i made a wrong choice.. What should i do, i miss my friend?



  36. @GodLovesyou11843 on February 26, 2025 at 7:16 pm

    God bless you my friend❤



  37. @kevindavis4709 on February 26, 2025 at 7:17 pm

    I agree. The word friend has been used loosely anybody can say they’re your friend but let’s see some action. Just like saying you’re a Christian now let’s see some action behind those words.



  38. @bulbasaur3499 on February 26, 2025 at 7:17 pm

    Don’t unlike the bibles



  39. @qone5489 on February 26, 2025 at 7:18 pm

    I am in total agreement that we need friends for it is mentioned in scriptures; and that of course we need human friends. Sorry to pick on a detail but I am not too sure to make a claim stating "animals don’t need friends" (and we do). Sure, some animals like tigers hunt alone but what about pod of dolphins or elephants? Of course, I got the general idea of what you are stating. Not an enemy but a friend here 🙂



  40. @NaomiAlvarado-r2d on February 26, 2025 at 7:19 pm

    To the one all your friends leave you what then God is with you in Matthew 28 it says all power in heaven has been given to us therefore go and make disciples of all Nations baptizing them in the name of the Father the son and the holy Spirit that is where our friendship is with god with our walk with him in from the beginning of time we have heard about the footprints that we seen only one set God carried us through that whatever we were going through in 2006 I lost he got hurt by a car and he’s been gone for 14 God has carried me through that pain let go of to encourage those who believe what about if their friends are not around no get on talk to the Lord because he is good all the time I want to encourage them to see my little note listen to gospel daily listen to I am a Friend of God Shirley Shirley most awesome spiritual to listen to but it’s good to have friends too but sometimes they fail us by letting us down but God will never let us down God is good all the time God is real God is faithful God is good God is mercy God is love without him what do