Friday, August 8, 2014

Jesus! He is not ashamed to call us brethren.

Jesus! He is not ashamed to call us brethren. (Hebrews 2:11 KJV)  For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren...



Here is one of the most tender thoughts about God. Our heavenly Father accepts us through the provision He has made in Christ. Morally weak, mortal, doers of shameful deeds, yet God in tender sympathy has provided Christ. He is not ashamed to call us brethren. He is not ashamed to stoop to the rescue of a wayward race. Jesus' beautiful parable of the prodigal son sets forth this same love. When the wayward son endeavored to return to the Father's house, while he was yet afar off, the Father ran to meet him and fell on him, embracing and kissing his son. This is a picture of us as sinners and our heavenly Father's longing for us while we are yet sinners. The Bible says that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself.
How is it that we know this love? The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us. He made His dwelling place with us. God took the rebellious race into His bosom by giving His only begotten Son to the race. Christ will bear the marks of crucifixion in the flesh of a humanity, which He has married Himself to, for eternity. We are adopted by the Divine. As the son of Jonathan was sought out and brought to David's table, so the son's of Adam, once subjects of Satan's rebellion, are brought to the table of God. Christ is our bread, our daily provision, out of the portion of the Father's own store.
No greater truth could be fashioned against the accusation of Satan that God was self serving, and that His law was self serving, than that the Word was made flesh, sinful flesh, the flesh of rebellion, so that the sons of the rebellion might be won to the fold of God once more. It is no wonder that the Spirit of antichrist seeks to deny this truth. No wonder that it will be one of the last great proclamations of the the truth of the 3 angles of Revelation 14:6-12. This is the heart and soul of the everlasting gospel. What could the cross mean if this truth were not at its root? It would be but an gesture, but it could not be our redemption. He became sin for us that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. He is brother to us so that His redemption price can be accepted by the tribunal of God. No other way could be found. This is the gospel. This is righteousness by faith. This is the three angels message in verity. The Word made flesh is in a special sense to be understood and proclaimed, so that people may know their redeemer and find His perfect all sufficient redemption. All praise to our God and the Lamb of God.

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