Section 6
disciples received the Father's life. Now, because both He and we are of the same source and have the same life with the same nature, He is not ashamed to call us brothers.
Verse 12 of Hebrews 2 continues, "Saying, I will declare Your name to My brothers; in the midst of the church I will sing hymns of praise unto You." Here we see the Son declaring the Fa ther's "Name" to His brothers, that is, making the Father known as the source of life and as the be getting God. This verse also tells us that the Son sings hymns of praise to the Father in the midst of the church. By this we see that the brothers are the church. I have spent much time to find another verse which says that the Lord Jesus sings praises to the Father. Eventually, being un able to find one, I realized that whenever His brothers sing praises to the Father, He sings in their singing. While we are singing, He sings in our singing.
MAKING HIS FATHER AND GOD THEIRS
In John 20:17 the Lord Jesus also said to Mary, "I ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God." Through His life-imparting death and resurrection the Lord has made His disciples one with Him. Therefore, His Father is