Changed Into His Image

This essay is about the brothers of Christ. I trust the reader will understand that I am not in any manner detracting from the supreme Glory of the Lord Jesus Christ, through whom God created all things, and to whom God has given all authority in Heaven and upon the earth.
Having established the supremacy of Jesus Christ, perhaps you will enjoy, as I have, noting the several references in the Scripture to the "brothers" of Christ. This does not mean the brothers are exalted to the same level as the Lord Jesus, but it does indicate that Jesus desires to have brothers with whom to share His inheritance. Also, I would not be surprised if God the Father desires to increase his family.
For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. (Romans 8:29)
The above is a most remarkable verse. We note the foreknowledge of God, and it is directed toward specific people ("those").
We are faced with the troublesome idea of "predestination." God does predestinate. It is His right to do so. God is not bound with democratic principles or what we may believe is "fair." He is the Potter and He shapes the clay as He will.
However, the entire Bible tells us that after God chooses us, it is only as we in turn choose God that God's plan for us becomes effective.