James 2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
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James 2:23
And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it
was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the
Friend of God.
2 Chronicles 20:7
Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?
How Does A Friendship With God Begin?
1. A retreat from our former way of life Gen. 11:29-12:1
Joshua 24:2
And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the
flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.
Acts 7:2-4 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers,
hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia,
before he dwelt in Haran, And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy
kindred, and come into the land which I shall show thee. Then came he out of the land of the
Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Haran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed
him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.
Daniel 2:44
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom,
which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other
people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it
shall stand for ever.
How does a friendship with God begin
1. A retreat from our former way of life Gen. 11:29-12:1
2. A firm belief in the promises of God Gen. 12:1-3
Acts 3:25-26
Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made
with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds
of the earth be blessed. Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus,
sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
How Does A Friendship With God Begin
1. A retreat from our former way of life Gen. 11:29-12:1
2. A firm belief in the promises of God Gen. 12:1-3
3. A willingness to walk by faith and not by sight
Hebrews 11:8
“By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should
after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing
whither he went.”
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