August 2, a freight of death, no more.

Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise per took of

the same things that, through death, he might destroy the one who has the power of death

that is the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to life

long slavery.

Hebrews 2, 14 and 15.

How does Christ deliver us from the fear of death and set us free to live with the kind

of loving abandon that can let goods and kindred go this mortal life also?

Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, the term children is taken from

the previous verse and refers to the spiritual offspring of Christ, the Messiah.

These are also the children of God, in other words, in sending Christ, God has the salvation

of His children, especially in view, since the children share in flesh and blood.

He himself likewise per took of the same flesh and blood.

The Son of God who existed before the incarnation as the eternal Word, John 1.1, took on flesh

and blood and clothed his deity with humanity.

He became fully man and remained fully God, that through death, the reason Christ became

human was to die.

As pre-incarnate God, he could not die for sinners, but united to flesh and blood he could.

His aim was to die, therefore he had to be born human, mortal, that he might destroy

the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil.

In dying Christ defanged the devil, how?

By covering all our sin, he bruised him 12.

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