08 October 2019
Word of the Day: Friendship
FRIENDSHIP. Reciprocal love. In philosophical terms a friend is a person
whom one knows and loves well and by whom one is known and loved for virtuous
reasons. The biblical notion of friendship, in the New Testament, adds the feature
of total selflessness after the example of Jesus Christ, whose love was generous,
forgiving, and sought only the welfare of those whom he loved. The sharing of
confidences is also part of the biblical understanding of friendship (John 15:15).
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