How Abraham became a "FRIEND OF GOD"

"Jesus said to Pilate: “Everyone on the side of truth listens to Me”

(John 18:37). Noah’s and Abraham’s hearts were inclined to the things of God, and godliness, truth and righteousness mattered to them and when God spoke, what He said made sense to them. 

God’s words rang true, 

--and they valued truth, 

--and were prepared to pay a high price to honor it. 

Indeed, they loved it and loved the One who was truth (John 14:6). 

Abraham was called the friend of God (James 2:23). 

--He cared about the things God cared about; they shared common interests and communed together on a deep level.

Conversely, godlessness leads to the suppression of the truth (Rom. 1:18) and those who love evil deliberately avoid it (John 3:19,20). Pilate asked, “What is truth?” (John 18:38) but had little time for the One who could have answered the question. 

Such is the animosity of many towards truth that they unrepentantly assert that God is a liar (John 3:33-34) and even attribute His words and works to Satan (Luke 11:15). 

Adam and Eve fell into sin because they chose not to believe God and to believe Satan instead (Gen. 3:1-13)." 

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