I've had some thoughts lately about friendship based on a sermon I mentioned in a previous post. I've been thinking about it more and this blog article by John Piper mingles the idea of friendship (or at least relationship) with forgiveness--another topic that Keller deals with quite well. But I'll post about that topic more later.
One of the questions that I have (and it is a genuine curiosity, not an indictment): In the movement of churches to small groups (which I advocate), is there a degree to which we are fooling ourselves if we aren't aiming for gospel-centered friendships? I mean, aren't there bound to be people in our groups who would be a poor choice for friends as Proverbs describes? And if so, what do we do with it? How do we find and foster friendships that line up with what we see in proverbs while at the same time being in small groups with the intent to grow, and hold one another accountable, and the many other things that we hope that small groups will do?
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