Hebrews 2:10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory… I. JESUS WAS MADE PERFECT THROUGH SUFFERING. 1. Not (1) Physically. (2) Intellectually. (3) Morally. 2. But in His Saviourhood. (1) Example. (2) Expiation. II. THE FOLLOWER OF JESUS IS MADE PERFECT THROUGH SUFFERING. 1. It deepens his humility. 2. It increases his power of endurance. 3. It stimulates his sympathy toward those who suffer. 4. It awakens within his stronger yearnings after a better world. (J. K. Jackson.) Parallel Verses KJV: For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. |