What does the Bible say about jesus as a friend?
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The Bible teaches that Jesus is the faithful Friend of His people, who loves them sacrificially, reveals the Father’s will to them, and calls them to trust and obey Him. In John 15:13-15, Jesus declares the greatest love, laying down His life for His friends, and He calls His disciples friends because He has made known to them what He received from the Father. This friendship is not casual familiarity but a gracious covenant relationship with the crucified and risen Lord. Like Abraham in James 2:23, believers are counted righteous by faith and welcomed into friendship with God. Proverbs 17:17 and 18:24 also portray the loyal, steadfast love that finds its fullest expression in Christ.
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- John 15:15
No longer do I call you servants, for the servant doesn't know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.
- John 15:13
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
- Proverbs 18:24
A man of many companions may be ruined, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
- Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.
- James 2:23
and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness;" and he was called the friend of God.
- John 15:14
You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you.
- Proverbs 27:17
Iron sharpens iron; So a man sharpens his friend's countenance.
- Proverbs 12:26
A righteous person is cautious in friendship, But the way of the wicked leads them astray.
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