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If we are brothers of God because Jesus is God, then how can we be sons of God? (Hebrews 2:11)

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Hebrews 2:11 NRSV >For *the one who sanctifies* and those who are sanctified *all have one Father*. For this reason Jesus is not ashamed to call them *brothers.* According to this passage, the one who sanctifies is Christ and those who are sanctified are the saints. We are all one family from one source, which is God the Father. Jesus therefore calls us his brothers, as we are sons of God just as he is the firstborn Son of God (Col 1:15). But if Jesus is God, how could we be brothers with him if both we and him come from the same source which is God our Father? How could we all be brothers of God if we are sons of God? We would no longer be sons of God but would instead all be God together. A son of God and a brother of God are two entirely different things. Are we not brothers of the Son of God rather than brothers of God, which implies that Jesus is not God but the Son of God?
Asked by OneGodOneLord (217 rep)
Mar 18, 2025, 08:05 PM
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