Why You Should Be Friends with Your Siblings
You may be thinking, “Why do I need to be friends with my siblings? I have other friends, and, besides, they’re my siblings.” Well, I have three reasons why you should be friends with your siblings.
The first reason is a verse found in the Old Testament. Psalm 133:1 says, “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity!” This verse tells us that it’s good and pleasant for siblings to be friends. It’s a good thing and it makes life more pleasant for you and everyone else.
Another reason we should be friends with our siblings is that our siblings will always be our siblings. Friendships change, people move away, start going to a different church, or their interests become different from ours. However, our siblings will always be there. I have had many friendships change over the years, but my brother and sisters have continued to love and support me and will continue to do so.
A third, and I believe the most important, reason we should be friends with our siblings is that we are Christians. The World, the people who do not follow God and His ways, expect siblings to fight and not like each other. However, because we are Christians, we should treat our siblings differently than non-Christians treat their siblings. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says: “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” and Ephesians 4:24 tells us to: “Put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.”So, we are to stop treating our siblings as the World expects us to, and start treating them the way God wants us to treat them.
Hopefully, these three reasons I’ve given have helped you to see that we should be friends with our siblings.
The first reason is a verse found in the Old Testament. Psalm 133:1 says, “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity!” This verse tells us that it’s good and pleasant for siblings to be friends. It’s a good thing and it makes life more pleasant for you and everyone else.
Another reason we should be friends with our siblings is that our siblings will always be our siblings. Friendships change, people move away, start going to a different church, or their interests become different from ours. However, our siblings will always be there. I have had many friendships change over the years, but my brother and sisters have continued to love and support me and will continue to do so.
A third, and I believe the most important, reason we should be friends with our siblings is that we are Christians. The World, the people who do not follow God and His ways, expect siblings to fight and not like each other. However, because we are Christians, we should treat our siblings differently than non-Christians treat their siblings. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says: “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” and Ephesians 4:24 tells us to: “Put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.”So, we are to stop treating our siblings as the World expects us to, and start treating them the way God wants us to treat them.
Hopefully, these three reasons I’ve given have helped you to see that we should be friends with our siblings.
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