11Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you. 12And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone, just as we do for you. 13May he make your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. Amen.
1 Thessalonians 3:11-13 (CSB)

 

17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!
2 Corinthians 5:17 (CSB)

 

17“They will be mine,” says the Lord of Armies, “my own possession on the day I am preparing. I will have compassion on them as a man has compassion on his son who serves him.
Malachi 3:17 (CSB)

 

  1. I MUST BE COMMITTED

 

24One with many friends may be harmed, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24 (CSB)

 

24“Some friends don’t last, but some friendships are more loyal than brothers”
Proverbs 18:24 (GN)

 

  1. I MUST BE CONSIDERATE

 

22 Loyalty makes a person attractive.  It is better to be poor than dishonest.
Proverbs 19:22 (NLT)

 

9Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but whoever gossips about it separates friends.
Proverbs 17:9 (CSB)

 

  1. I MUST BE CONFIDENTIAL

 

13A gossip goes around revealing a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
Proverbs 11:13 (CSB)

 

  1. I MUST BE CANDID

 

5Better an open reprimand than concealed love. 6The wounds of a friend are trustworthy, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.
Proverbs 27:5-6 (CSB)

 

26 An honest answer is the sign of a true friendship.
Proverbs 24:26 (GN)

 

  1. I MUST BE CONSTRUCTIVE

 

17Iron sharpens iron, and one person sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:17 (CSB)

 

11Therefore encourage one another and build each other up as you are already doing.
1 Thessalonians 5:11 (CSB)

 

  1. I MUST BE CONSISTENT

 

17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a difficult time.
Proverbs 17:17 (CSB)

 

11And not only that, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received this reconciliation.
Romans 5:11 (CSB)

 

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