What Does the Bible Say About Friends and Enemies? [Show open] Brother Bob Pellien: Friends, there are good and true friendships that help us uphold our Christian brotherhood. But do we have to be friends, or even friendly, with everyone? Even frenemies, or people who don’t really seem like true friends?   Hello, everyone! The Bible is the basis of our teachings in the Church Of Christ, which answers questions about proper worship, for example, [the] right relationship with God, and, most importantly, salvation because — That’s in the Bible!  [On-screen logo graphic] That’s in the Bible! Brother Bob: I’m Bob Pellien, and welcome to the program: That’s in the Bible!  [On-screen text graphic] Brother Bob Pellien Minister of the Gospel Brother Bob: Today’s topic, the questions that we’ve received regarding friendship and brotherhood, can be summarized into this question: Can Christians be Frenemies? [On-screen text graphic] Can Christians be Frenemies? Brother Bob: To properly answer the question, we need to understand the terms being used here, right? Now we know what Christians are: those who follow the Lord Jesus Christ, or His true disciples. But what is a “frenemy”? For that definition, let’s refer to Dictionary.com as our resource. It says a Frenemy is, “A person or group that is friendly toward another because the relationship brings benefits, but harbors feelings of resentment or rivalry.” You know, we can see here from the definition that “frenemy” seems to be a word which combines friend and enemy, right? Friendly toward one another, but underneath there’s harboring of feelings of resentment. Some may argue that if someone has resentful feelings toward another, then simply maintaining friendliness towards that person, well, that then is the right way to solve the resentment, the conflict. But since we're specifically referring to Christians, and how we should feel about and interact with one another, then the Bible is our resource.  So, we will discuss here today: What is a true friend and what type of friendship does Christ instruct His disciples to have? And how should problems - problems that can lead to resentment - how should they be handled? And then we'll conclude with can Christians be frenemies? [On-screen text graphic] What is a true friend? What type of friendship does Christ instruct His disciples to have? How should problems that can lead to resentment be handled? Can Christians be Frenemies? Brother Bob: So according to the Bible, dear friends, what is a true friend? And you know, what is the value of having true friends in our lives? Well, we turn to the Holy Bible, as I said, and we turn to the book of Proverbs. Proverbs, chapter 17, verse 17, where it says: A friend loves at all times. He is there to help when trouble comes. [Proverbs 17:17 New International Reader’s Version] Brother Bob: So the value of having a true friend is that he or she, well, they're going to be there to help. When? When trouble comes. True friends do this. Why?