Episode 17 - Friends with Limits

Why can't we be friends?? In this episode we discuss the seemingly simple concept of friendship. What does it actually mean biblically to be friends? Are there conditions and what are they? Can Christians have enemies, and who are they? Can forgiveness be given unconditionally to restore a friendship? Can we be true friends with non-Christians? Join us as we unpack these questions. 

00:00 - Introduction
02:10 - Friendship as having conditions
05:55 - Communicating expectations in a friendship
10:44 - Conditional forgiveness, love, and enemies
18:05 - Loving your enemy from afar
21:34 - Withholding forgiveness vs. holding a grudge
27:53 - Analogy to God & us; the need for humility
30:18 - Friendship with non-Christians
38:00 - Closing thoughts