Bible Questions Answered:
“A friend of mine is really into
drugs, should I tell someone?”
Rodney/ Coopersburg, Pennsylvania U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Proverbs 17:17 KJV
A friend loveth at all times, and a
brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 18:24 KJV
A man that hath friends must shew
himself friendly: and there is A Friend that sticketh closer than a
brother.
Proverbs 27:6
KJV
Faithful are the wounds
of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Proverbs 27:9
MSG
Just as lotions and fragrance give
sensual delight, a sweet friendship refreshes the soul.
Yes, you need to
tell someone, and that someone is The Lord Jesus!
Proverbs 18:24
KJV
A man that hath friends must shew
himself friendly: and there is A Friend that sticketh closer than a
brother.
A friend, would not
think twice, of pouring out his heart and soul in prayer, for a
friend that needs help, this is called, intercession.
Another thing that
you may do, and this is practiced in many prayer groups, to ask for
special prayers for someone you know (No Names Given) who
needs God's help. God knows who and where the individual is that
needs the help.
Joel 2:32 KJV
And it shall come to pass, that
whosoever shall call on the name of The Lord shall be delivered..."
Matthew 6:6 KJV
But thou, when thou prayest, enter
into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father
which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward
thee openly.
Matthew 7:7,8
KJV
7 Ask, and it shall be given you;
seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8 For every one that asketh
receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it
shall be opened.
Matthew 18:20
KJV
For where two or three are gathered
together in My name, there am I in the midst of them.
John 15:7 KJV
If ye abide in Me, and My Words
abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto
you.
James 1:6-8 KJV
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing
wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with
the wind and tossed.
7 For let not that man think that he
shall receive any thing of The Lord.
8 A double minded man is unstable in
all his ways.
James 4:8 KJV
Draw nigh to God, and He will draw
nigh to you..."
