John 15:14

Christlike Love

¹³ No one shows greater love than when he lays down his life for his friends. ¹⁴ You are my friends, if you do what I command you. ¹⁵ I don't call you servants anymore, because a servant doesn't know what his master is doing. But I've called you friends, because I've made known to you everything that I've heard from my Father.

You are My Friends

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Matthew 12:50

because whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother."

Luke 12:4

"But I tell you, my friends, never be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can't do anything more.

2 Chronicles 20:7

"LORD God of our ancestors, you are the God who lives in heaven, are you not? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations, don't you? In your own hands you grasp both strength and power, don't you? As a result, no one can oppose you, can they? You are our God, who expelled the former inhabitants of this land right in front of our people Israel, aren't you? Then you gave it to your friend Abraham's descendant forever, didn't you?

Song of Songs 5:1

I've come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I've gathered my myrrh with my spices. I've eaten my honeycomb with my honey. I've drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, friends! Drink and become drunk with love.

Isaiah 41:8

"But as for you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I've chosen, the offspring of my friend Abraham

John 2:5

His mother told the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."

John 13:17

If you understand these things, how blessed you are if you put them into practice!

John 14:15

"If you love me, keep my commandments.

John 14:21

The person who has my commandments and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I, too, will love him and reveal myself to him."

John 14:28

You have heard me tell you, "I'm going away, but I'm coming back to you.' If you loved me, you would rejoice that I'm going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I am.

James 2:23

And so the Scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness." And so he was called God's friend.

1 John 5:3

For this demonstrates our love for God: We keep his commandments, and his commandments are not difficult,