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Originally Posted by UntoHim
Did you read the opening phrase of the very verse I quoted?
NO LONGER DO I CALL YOU SERVANTS
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You make it sound as if they stopped being servants of Christ when they became friends. But John 15:14-15 shows otherwise - what friendship other than a servant-master friendship is based on obedience to commands?
And, Paul called himself a servant of Christ in Romans 1:1. Why did Paul not refer to Christ as his friend?
I believe you have misunderstood what Christ is saying here. He called them friends, but they did not stop being servants of Christ. This is why you cannot use this verse to support worldly friendships in the church.