1 – First we are an enemy to God.
2 – We are converted and become servants of God. A Servant is converted but lacks understanding and is afraid to ask questions or disagree with the master
3 – We experience the change of heart and become Sons and Daughters of God. A son lacks understanding but is willing to ask questions and learn.
4 – We come to know God and eventually become friends of God. A friend which is the highest relationship we can have with God is an equal with God and does not feel bound to obey just as one friend does not require another to obey them. God wants us all to be His friend and equal.
5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: – Philip 2