Face to Face: Meditations on Friendship and Hospitality
Overview
The heart of Christian reality is a society—a Trinity—of persons living with and for one another. God created us to live in bonds of society and friendship, not as lone rangers. The Christian faith presents friendship and hospitality not as luxuries but necessities. God does not save us in isolation but in community with other people. There is no possibility of living to the glory of God apart from godly companions. In this book, Steve Wilkins seeks to call us back to the joyous obligations of friendship and hospitality.
Top Highlights
“He is seeking knowledge for the single purpose of being holy and pleasing in God’s sight.” (Page 32)
“Friends are not a luxury but a necessity. They are not optional but vital. God, in His mercy, does not save us in isolation from other people but rather in community with other people. If we are to be all that God commands us to be, we must realize that having godly relationships with friends is vital to the whole process.” (Page 11)
“Second, a good friend loves the Word of God because it is wisdom. He knows that the Word is his life and therefore it is precious to him.” (Page 29)
“It is inevitable that the righteous man is as offensive to the wicked as the wicked are to the righteous.” (Page 24)
“David wanted to know the Scriptures in order to obey them.” (Page 31)
Wilkins calls us to examine the nature of biblical friendship and hospitality, both of which are sadly lacking in 21st century America.
—Online Reviewer
- Title: Face to Face: Meditations on Friendship and Hospitality
- Author: Steve Wilkins
- Publisher: Canon Press
- Publication Date: 2002
- Pages: 144