Result of bad friendship (Prov 1:10; 2Thes. 3:6-13) - JSS1 Christian Religious Studies Lesson Note

The Bible made it clear that “evil communication corrupts good manners”. This is true among all humans but is most influential on students. Having bad friends is a great danger because it is easier to influence humans negatively than positively. Thus, it is easier for a criminal to influence his good friend than for a good boy to influence a criminal to become a good boy.

Here are some characters found in bad friends: truancy, smoking, homosexuality, lesbianism, prostitution, drinking, stealing, laziness, Religious fanaticism and so on.

1. We must learn to pray to God to help us choose friends who possess good qualities in life, like Jonathan.

2. Some friends are not reliable and may disappoint us when we need help most, so we must be careful.

3. We should learn to pray to God to help us avoid friends who are unreliable and can disappoint us.

4. The evils of bad friendship can destroy our future to succeed and prosper in life.

5. We must learn to pray to God to help us avoid the evils of bad friendship to succeed and prosper in life.