In John 15:15 Jesus called the disciples his friends, because everything that he learned from his Father he had made known to them. Friends communicate openly and frankly with each other, not to criticize or condemn, but to inform and help each other.
Abraham and Moses were the friends of God. He confided his plans to them. Some people call themselves our friends so they can lead us astray, or get something from us. True friends will put their lives on the line for us.
Transparency and openness suffer in a harsh, judgmental, legalistic church environment. True friendship can only exist under grace. Only then can we open up and share our lives.
Would you say that we are group of true friends, because we can openly communicate our deepest feelings, and that everything that we have learned from our heavenly Father we can make known to each other? That's what Jesus said.
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