Brothers and sisters
This week's good news is on Hebrews 2:10-11:
I call it good news because it's a basic truth that people often forget about when thinking about Jesus. Jesus calls us brothers and sisters. God the Father made God the Son come to our level in order to get us. The Son (Jesus) did it willingly. He conquered sin on our behalf. He has no reason to be ashamed of us.
Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. Through Jesus' sacrifice, we are cleansed, reset to original showroom condition, so that we can connect seamlessly with God and be part of his family. On the one hand, we're totally not worthy. On the other hand, we're made worthy, courtesy of Jesus. The bills are paid.
When we connect to God, and we acknowledge him, and we seek him, we are part of his family. He is not ashamed of us. Jesus has made us his brothers and sisters. Think about that this week. We're still people, like mortal and imperfect, but we're also made perfect and immortal. We still suffer like people who don't know God, but at the same time, we have access to the divine, to the resources of God's royal, eternal dynasty. We're not slaves, but brothers and sisters, members of the royal family, living amongst the commoners, just like Jesus did.
In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered. Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters.
I call it good news because it's a basic truth that people often forget about when thinking about Jesus. Jesus calls us brothers and sisters. God the Father made God the Son come to our level in order to get us. The Son (Jesus) did it willingly. He conquered sin on our behalf. He has no reason to be ashamed of us.
Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. Through Jesus' sacrifice, we are cleansed, reset to original showroom condition, so that we can connect seamlessly with God and be part of his family. On the one hand, we're totally not worthy. On the other hand, we're made worthy, courtesy of Jesus. The bills are paid.
When we connect to God, and we acknowledge him, and we seek him, we are part of his family. He is not ashamed of us. Jesus has made us his brothers and sisters. Think about that this week. We're still people, like mortal and imperfect, but we're also made perfect and immortal. We still suffer like people who don't know God, but at the same time, we have access to the divine, to the resources of God's royal, eternal dynasty. We're not slaves, but brothers and sisters, members of the royal family, living amongst the commoners, just like Jesus did.
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