QUESTIONS ABOUT FRIENDSHIP

[Flint]

Originally Posted by Gannet495

Two people were friends, and pledged to remain so with a vow. One of those friends, for whatever reason, forsook the friendship and left. The other friend, committed to the vow, continued to pursue peace with that other person and reestablish the friendship.

a) What should happen to the first friend who broke their promise?
b) What should the second person do, seeing as they actually valued the friendship, now that the first person is gone? Should they continue to pursue it or will it be an exercise in futility?
c) Why would the first person have left despite their vow?
d) What should be the second person's course of action now that they have been betrayed?

Please be thorough in your answers. Thank you for your assistance in this non-hypothetical matter.

The "first person" is an ex-Christian. The "second person" is Jesus Christ. The answers are that b) Jesus still loves you, no matter what; c) the backslider has been tempted by Satan to leave the flock of believers, so - a) he/she will burn in a lake of fiery torment, forever; unless d) the loyal minions of the Christ can harass them into returning to their former habits of making a nominal appearance every Sunday morning.