The Holiest of All by Andrew Murray eBook & audio book

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XXVII.
PARTAKERS OF CHRIST.
III.— 14. For we are become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning
of our confidence firm unto the end ; while it is said,
15, To-day, if ye shall hear his voice.
Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.
In the second chapter the twofold onenes.s of our Lord Jesus
and His believing" people was set before us. On the divine side
they are one, for both He that sanctifieth, and they that are
sanctified are all of one, that is, of God. Therefore He calls
them brethren. On the other, the human side, they are one,
because He became man, and took our nature upon Him.
Since the children are sharers of flesh and blood. He also
Himself in like manner partook of the same. There we have
the same word as here. Just as truly as Christ became partaker
offlesh and blood we become partakers of Christ. In partaking
with us of flesh and blood, Christ entered into perfect fellowship
with us in all we were, our life and our death became His.
When we become partakers of Christ, we enter into perfect
fellowship with Him in all He was and is ;
His death and His
life become ours.
We are become partakers of Christ! What a mystery!
What a treasure ! What a blessedness I The whole object of
the Epistle is to show what there is in the Christ of whom we
are become partakers, and what He can do for us. But here at