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You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you.
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Friendship's Proof, Not Price
Commentators like John Calvin and John Gill clarify that obedience doesn't earn Christ's friendship. Rather, it is the natural evidence that you have already received His friendship by grace. Your obedience flows from a love that responds to His love, demonstrating that you are indeed His friend.
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If ye do (εαν ποιητε). Condition of third class with εαν and the present active subjunctive, "if ye keep on doing," not just spasm…
19th Century
Anglican
Ye are my friends . . .—Stress should be placed upon the pronoun, “Ye are My friends . . .” “You are th…
Baptist
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
You cannot be his friends if you are disobedient to his commands. An act of d…
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Again Jesus defines friendship in terms of obedience. Christian friendship is more than a casual acquaintance; it is a partnership of mutual esteem…
16th Century
Protestant
You are my friends (John 15:14). He does not mean that we obtain so great an honor by our own merit, but only reminds them of …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You are my friends This is an application of the foregoing passage, and more, clearly explains it. The character of …
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Presbyterian
Those whom God loves as a Father can despise the hatred of the entire world. Just as the Father loved Christ, who was most worthy, so he loved his …
13th Century
Catholic
1. Previously, our Lord urged us to love our neighbor based on His example. Here, Christ shows His disciples the benefit conferred on them, …
