Friends love the same things: "you too?!" Friends know of the same things; reciprocity exists between them. After three years together, Jesus now calls His disciples friends. What Jesus loves, the disciples have come to love. How has this come about? John 15:14 - "You are my friends, if you do what I command." This was not an earning, but a learning of who He is, as they have followed Him.
Friends love the same things: "you too?!" Friends know of the same things; reciprocity exists between them. After three years together, Jesus now calls His disciples friends. What Jesus loves, the disciples have come to love. How has this come about? John 15:14 - "You are my friends, if you do what I command." This was not an earning, but a learning of who He is, as they have followed Him.