The Suffering Christ

[Psychotheosophy]

That’s right. Sin is not a “thing”. The Hebrew and Greek words for sin mean to “miss the mark”. “Missing the mark” is not a “thing”, it is the “absence of a thing”.

So,
Sin is
A complete absence of a thing,
A partial absence of a thing,
or both?

thus, He chose to become incarnate as the Son, and through Him. to become a Man like us so that by seeing God in flesh and hearing His words, and understanding what He has done for us on the cross, that we may come to believe, and be saved. or not.

So,
The cross and salvation,
Have nothing to do with sin?

 

[grace_singh]

So,
The cross and salvation,
Have nothing to do with sin?

they do. they are central, and vital.

which is why i also wrote about the cross, and what Jesus did for us there. understanding what He did for us on the cross and how His death has saved us is vital for Christian faith.

it is one thing to say “i believe that Christ died on the cross for my sins and rose from the dead on the third day” and another to say “thank You, Jesus, for dying for me, for taking my sins of yourself, for opening up the Door to eternal life, and for giving us life through You”.

one is a profession of belief, the other is a personal and comprehending expression of thanks and faith, in Christ.

 

[KyivAndrew]

How could God be suffering

Couldn’t He only suffer in the flesh,
But not in His divinity.

Claiming that God the Father suffers would be patripassianism and was considered heresy. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patripassianism

On how Jesus Christ suffered, there is Aquinas’ Summa newadvent.org/summa/4046.htm#article7

From the moderns, a Capuchin priest writes apropos: “I have attempted briefly to argue that God is impassible and so does not suffer.” in a cogent piece from First Things “Does God Suffer” firstthings.com/article/2007/01/does-god-suffer-6

“Was it God’s Plan that Christ should suffer?” agapebiblestudy.com/documents/Was%20it%20God%27s%20Plan%20that%20the%20Christ%20should%20suffer%20and%20die%20for%20the%20salvation%20of%20man.htm

“Did Jesus Have to Suffer to save Mankind?” agapebiblestudy.com/documents/Did%20Jesus%20Have%20to%20Suffer%20to%20Save%20Mankind.htm

All wealthy resources worth the read on a complex subject.

 

[Psychotheosophy]

they do. they are central, and vital.

which is why i also wrote about the cross, and what Jesus did for us there. understanding what He did for us on the cross and how His death has saved us is vital for Christian faith.

it is one thing to say “i believe that Christ died on the cross for my sins and rose from the dead on the third day” and another to say “thank You, Jesus, for dying for me, for taking my sins of yourself, for opening up the Door to eternal life, and for giving us life through You”.

one is a profession of belief, the other is a personal and comprehending expression of thanks and faith, in Christ.

I wish you could be more specific.
Is your point some special inexpressible knowledge?

Claiming that God the Father suffers would be patripassianism and was considered heresy. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patripassianism

On how Jesus Christ suffered, there is Aquinas’ Summa newadvent.org/summa/4046.htm#article7

From the moderns, a Capuchin priest writes apropos: “I have attempted briefly to argue that God is impassible and so does not suffer.” in a cogent piece from First Things “Does God Suffer” firstthings.com/article/2007/01/does-god-suffer-6

“Was it God’s Plan that Christ should suffer?” agapebiblestudy.com/documents/Was%20it%20God%27s%20Plan%20that%20the%20Christ%20should%20suffer%20and%20die%20for%20the%20salvation%20of%20man.htm

“Did Jesus Have to Suffer to save Mankind?” agapebiblestudy.com/documents/Did%20Jesus%20Have%20to%20Suffer%20to%20Save%20Mankind.htm

All wealthy resources worth the read on a complex subject.

Could you paraphrase any of these sources?