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In Plain View: Friendship not always synonymous with trust
How easily do you trust others? Do you believe everything they say? Have you been betrayed by someone you trusted?
Jesus did not entrust himself to any man. He still made some his friends. In the end, one friend betrayed him. The others ran away or denied knowing him. Afterward, he came back, ate breakfast with them, and made them his friends again. He knew what they were like. He cared about them in spite of ...
DEBORAH MASELLI, Special to The Ledger
Sep. 30, 2018 10:15 pm
How easily do you trust others? Do you believe everything they say? Have you been betrayed by someone you trusted?
Jesus did not entrust himself to any man. He still made some his friends. In the end, one friend betrayed him. The others ran away or denied knowing him. Afterward, he came back, ate breakfast with them, and made them his friends again. He knew what they were like. He cared about them in spite of their failings.
Jesus did not put much trust in men. Yet, he died for every man. Will you trust him?
John 2:23-25, the Bible.
