Commentaries:
"He who sanctifies" is Jesus Christ, and "those who are being sanctified" is us. He calls us "all of one" because we are all of one Father, and therefore of one family.
The word "brethren" indicates why the word "one" implies family. We are all brothers and sisters. If these words teach us anything, it is that Christ not only undertakes our justification but also our sanctification. Both of them are provided under the New Covenant, which He mediates.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Covenants, Grace and Law (Part 8)
God sanctifies us through Jesus Christ and graciously justifies us by means of Christ's blood, providing us with His Son's righteousness and granting us entrance into a relationship with Him. The sanctification process writes the laws of God in our hearts and minds, making His righteousness real and practical to daily life. During this process, which requires our cooperation with Him in His purpose, we literally become conformed to the image of Jesus Christ. The overwhelming majority of Christian works come to the fore within this process as part of the preparation for God's Kingdom.
John W. Ritenbaugh
Power Belongs to God (Part Two)
A key word in these verses is "author" from the Greek word archegos, which is translated variously as "captain (KJV), author, pioneer, trail-blazer, and founder." One basic concept threads its way through all of the uses of this word: An archegos is one who begins something so that others may enter into it.
An archegos can found a school that others may follow him into learning. An archegos can found a city that others may dwell in. An archegos can blaze a trail that others may follow. An archegos can begin a family that others may be born into it.
If a ship is foundering on the rocks, and the only way to save the crew and passengers is for someone to swim ashore with a line and secure it on a tree or a rock so that others may follow him to shore, the one who swims with the line is the archegos. He did a deed so that others may follow.
Jesus is the archegos of our salvation! He blazed the trail! He set the pattern! He entered into a Family that others may follow! And in the process of blazing the trail, of setting the pattern, of entering into God's Kingdom—He too was perfect! That is what the verse says.
The author of our salvation was made perfect through suffering. He was made complete as our Savior and High Priest. He is fully able to be the pioneer of our salvation, to ensure that we also will enter salvation and to be as He is.
According to this verse, this was done to bring many sons to glory—the same glory as the Trailblazer, the Pioneer, the Author, the Captain has.
John W. Ritenbaugh
We Shall Be God! (Part 1)
Salvation is a creative process of character building. This process begins with the calling of God, leads to repentance, continues throughout sanctification, and ends with glorification in the Kingdom of God. It is a process of completion, of perfection, of spiritual maturation, of character development. It is the process of salvation. All of these are closely synonymous terms.
John W. Ritenbaugh
We Shall Be God! (Part 2)
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Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Matthew 5:9
Matthew 28:19
Romans 5:6-10
Romans 8:29-30
1 Corinthians 12:13
Galatians 4:4
Revelation 6:11
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