"Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone? And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken."
- Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
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Many things can be discussed about the effectiveness of another person's collaboration in helping another to make a right decision, but as Christian's our best example was when God sent us his Son Jesus Christ to die on a cross to give us a chance to have our sins forgiven if we accept Jesus as Lord and Savior for what He did for us by paying the penalty of our sins.
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Once this relationship with Christ is established we have the ability to please God with our relationship with Him and others. Our relationship with others can develop in our marriage, friendships and in general, how we treat others. Sometimes, though, our example alone is not sufficient to help someone. This also can be for multiple reasons, but one online article summed it up well when it made the statement that:
When two people working together can discuss their disagreements, two heads can be better than one," explains Professor Frith. "But, when one person is working with flawed information -- or perhaps is less able at their job -- then this can have a very negative effect on the outcome. Being able to work together successfully requires that we know how competent we are. Joint decisions don't work when a member of the team is incompetent, but doesn't know it.1
Clearly we cannot just do or say anything, we must be genuinely helpful. We must be willing to talk about their problem and ways of fixing it that follow a biblical mindset. How do we fulfill this mindset? We must be selfless in accordance to the Bible. If two people are both seeking self-fulfillment neither will help each other, but when both seek to please God both will be do the selfless thing and try to help to fix each others' problem by the leading of the Holy Spirit.
In Conclusion, we should learn to make friends, but also be there when they're in need. Solomon greatly emphasizes the benefits of a true friendship, but we also should never forget, as stated in Prov 18:24b, that there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother, and that person is Jesus Christ.
In Conclusion, we should learn to make friends, but also be there when they're in need. Solomon greatly emphasizes the benefits of a true friendship, but we also should never forget, as stated in Prov 18:24b, that there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother, and that person is Jesus Christ.
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1Wellcome Trust (2010, August 27). Two heads are better than one -- with the right partner. ScienceDaily. Retrieved December 22, 2010, from http://www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2010/08/100826141215.htm
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