Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
Understood Kelly. You still haven't explained though that if they are indeed 'one' why the need for the son to cry out to the father on the cross?
Not sure how else to ask that question?
Because Jesus became the Son of Man, as a man He under went all of our temptations,
as a man He had all weaknesses, as a man we could see God in the flesh in ways we
could understand Him. He didn't do anything here as God, but as the Son of Man,
because He could not be tempted like us if He turned on and off His Godhood. He told
those who followed Him that the things they saw Him doing they would do too, even
greater things, and as they were filled with the Spirit of God they did.
As a man He became sin for us, taking on every stinking thing we have ever done, He
became sin so we could be forgiven by His blood, the sinless, took on sin for us. This is
a great sacrifice, I cannot imagine why the Father would do such a thing to Christ for us
it was only because He loved us. Which is why when I tell you and others about the way
to God is only found in Jesus Christ, it is because all of the righteousness of God is in
Christ for us, there is no other way.
When the Word became flesh, and went to that cross, when the Father sent Him, being
the Beginning and the End God knew us at our worst, and He came to save us anyway.
My God, I know I don't deserve Him, I don't know why except because of His love He did
that, note it was not because we did works of righteousness, not because we were cherry
picked out of a crowd, while we were yet sinners He died for us and calls us to come to
Him.