The author of Hebrews calls us “holy brothers.” Though we were enemies and children of wrath, God enacted a fitting way to redeem us to be His children...and if we are in His son, Jesus, then we are holy. Whether we always feel or act holy is another matter! But the author of Hebrews is seeing us through the lens of the completed work of Christ and he is calling us to see ourselves the same way. The more we see ourselves as not only "not guilty" but fully "innocent", because of Jesus, the more we are empowered and free to live, thankfully and purposefully, like the holy sons and daughters that we already are.
The author of Hebrews calls us “holy brothers.” Though we were enemies and children of wrath, God enacted a fitting way to redeem us to be His children...and if we are in His son, Jesus, then we are holy. Whether we always feel or act holy is another matter! But the author of Hebrews is seeing us through the lens of the completed work of Christ and he is calling us to see ourselves the same way. The more we see ourselves as not only "not guilty" but fully "innocent", because of Jesus, the more we are empowered and free to live, thankfully and purposefully, like the holy sons and daughters that we already are.
