The Father and the Passion of Christ
The Passion of Christ is the most sacred revelation of God's love for humanity—a love that was not only demonstrated by the Son but also initiated and carried out by the Father. While the Cross reveals the suffering and obedience of Jesus, it also unveils the heart and will of the Father who sent Him. To understand the fullness of the Passion, we must look through the lens of the relationship between the Father and the Son. 1. Foreordained Before Time Began Long before the world was created, God the Father had already set forth His redemptive plan. Jesus, the Lamb of God, was not an afterthought but the fulfillment of the Father’s eternal counsel. “He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you” (1 Peter 1:20) “And truly the Son of Man goes as it has been determined…” (Luke 22:22) The Cross was not a disruption in God's plan—it was the plan. 2. The Father Was in Christ in His Suffering Though Christ suf...