2:11
We are of the same family. Jesus makes us holy, and we are the ones who are made holy, and we are of the same family. We need to realise how closely related to Jesus we are. So Jesus is not ashamed to call us His brothers. The humanity of Jesus, the incarnation, has many consequences. One, of course, is it is essential to His being a valid sacrifice for our sins. But another is the exalted position we have as Christians. We do not realise just how wonderful a human being who lives in perfect trust, love and obedience to God is. In Jesus we see what such a person is like, and we also see what we are becoming, what God is making us into (Rom 8:29).
2:12,13
We now get another few quotes to back things up from Psalm 22:22, and Isaiah 8:17,18. Psalm 22 is a well recognised Messianic Psalm and tells of the suffering servant who is vindicated. The Messiah proclaims the glory of God to us, we then put our trust in Him, and then He presents us to God. In isaiah 8:18 is speaking about Isaiah and his children, and goes on to say “We are signs and symbols in Israel from the Lord Almighty”. Jesus stands with us before God and we “signs and symbols” to the world of God’s salvation.
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