Jesus, having been sent, is not intrinsically highest because the One who sends is greater than the one sent. Jesus, made Lord, has highest anointing given by the only One who is intrinsically God, the One who sent him. Being hearers of words from God can elevate us, but divinity we gain is only as given by the only One who is intrinsically divine. Human divinity is only as given by the only One who is intrinsically divine, and Jesus is become like us. We therefore can identify with him, and he can mediate for us. He mediates forever for us with the Father who sent him, who raised him from the dead.
