True friends call you out on your stuff
I don't want a "yes man" for a friend. I need friends who are going to call me out on my stuff. Those are the friends that I trust because they are honest with me. A true friend speaks truth to us because they love us and want the best for us. They want to see us grow in Christ, grow spiritually, grow in sanctification. So when we speak up for Christ, speaking truth, it can seem like we’re calling others out on their stuff. But it is done in love! Our current culture is a bully! They use intimidation in trying to get us to silence God's truth. They twist it all around and call us haters for speaking God's law. God is not a hater. He is a Lover. He is love. But! God hates sin! He cannot tolerate it because He is holy and perfect and simply cannot look at it. Sin is not allowed in God's Presence. So who can stand before Him? No one! But there is tremendous hope! The hope is the Light of the Gospel. We have all sinned and fallen short of God's g