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If someone asked you to describe Jesus Christ, which words would you choose? Son of God? Savior? Perfect?
What about "Friend"?
It's probably not the first word to come to mind, but Jesus had friends and was a friend while He lived on earth. He describes some of His companions as friends in Luke 12:4, in John 15:13-15 and in other passages.
Since Jesus is our role model, we can learn from examples He set with His friends and use them to improve our own friendships. Let's look at His relationship with Lazarus, whom He describes as a friend in John 11:11, and Lazarus' sisters, Martha and Mary, whom Jesus also loved as much as their brother, according to John 11:5.
Jesus visited Mary, Martha and Lazarus several times. Luke 10:38-42 records one occasion and John 11 and 12 describe two others. The Bible notes in John 12 that Jesus came to their home in Bethany six days before Passover, so it appears that He left there after resurrecting Lazarus (as recorded in John 11) before returning for this later visit.
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