“There is one God, and one mediator [only] between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (1 Tim. 2:5).1 The gift God promised (see 2 Tim. 1:9; Titus 1:2) to give the Son was a redeemed humanity that would ultimately glorify Him for what He had done. Romans 8:29 reveals how that works out in God’s ultimate purpose for our salvation: “Whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren.” From before time began, God chose