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Proverbs 27:17 - The right kind of fellowship

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Proverbs 27:17 "As  iron sharpens iron, s o a man sharpens the countenance of his friend." As Iron sharpens Iron When cutting a loaf of bread, people say "let the knife do all the work". That is good advise... if the knife is sharp. If the knife is blunt you will have a tough time cutting through the loaf, and will probably end up with a shabby looking slice of toast at the end of it.  It is the same with our faith in Christ. When we put our trust in Jesus Christ, John 14 promises us that a helper, the Holy Spirit, will fill us. In doing so we will be able to have a relationship with God and our minds will be renewed. We will be filled with the power of God. Matthew 19:26 states "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible". When we put our trust in Christ we are adopted into the family of God and unplugged from this world to which we are all at one time in our lives (for some that means the whole of their life) slaves too...