Recently, when diving deeper into the Bible story of Christ Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead (see John 11 ), I found myself valuing important details that I had overlooked before, one being that Jesus’ friendship toward Lazarus was different than we might expect of friendships today. Jesus’ love for Lazarus included seeing his spiritual selfhood as permanent, intact, and as perfect as God, the creator of that selfhood.
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