V. 6.— But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end. While Moses was faithful as a servant in the house of God, Christ was faithful as a Son over His own house. It was erected by His power. He is heir of all things, Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 1:2; He is Lord of all. Acts 10:36. " The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into His hand.” John 3:35. “ For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son.” John 5:22. All things, without exception, are put under Him, chap. 2:8, whose house are we. The house over which He rules is a spiritual house, composed of living stones, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, He Himself being the chief corner-stone. Christ is the fountain of life to all His people, and this life is communicated through faith; in other words, by resting on Him, as the stones of a building rest on the foundation. The loadstone communicates its properties to iron; had it pleased God, it might have done so to stone; and we might conceive of a loadstone so powerful as to impart its qualities to every stone in the building erected upon it. The supposition is realized in the house of God; it rests upon Christ; and, by faith, Christ dwells in every heart. “ Now,” says one Apostle, " we are His house, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.” Faith, or confidence, and hope are inseparably connected, and, indeed, may be used interchangeably. Believers are " begotten again to a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,” 1 Peter 1:3; and this hope is founded on the immutable promise of God, confirmed by His oath. Hebrews 6:17-18. " This is the promise that He hath promised us (believers), even eternal life.” 1 John 2:25. “This is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.” 1 John 5:11. Now the Apostle says, " Whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.” As when a stone ceases to rest on the foundation, it is no longer a part of the building; so, if a man abide not in Christ, he is no longer of the house of God. " The just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition, but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.” Hebrews 10:38-39.