I have been mocked by Christians for being on Facebook. They say these are not real friends.
I laugh at this because I have had more real relationships with friends on Facebook than I ever had in person. I have even met some of my Facebook friends, and it was a lovely time in the Lord. Paul wrote letters to people he never met and counted them as brothers and sisters in Christ.
Most people who have lots of friends really have no friends at all because the relationships are based on elevating themselves personally using superficial and meaningless chatter to flatter.
There is an old proverb that goes like this; "a man with lots of friends has none at all."
Friends are people who share your principles and embrace what you love. They do not agree on every little thing but are gracious when they disagree. They love you too much to do anything that would hurt you.
Friends do not bludgeon you when you correct them, they think about what you have said and value your insight.
Proverbs 27:6: "Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful."
Proverbs 18:24 "A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother."
In these last days when true friends are few God has given us the internet to connect with godly people who love Who we love, that is Jesus Christ.
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