HyperBeroeanWave on Nostr: >His praying in the garden of Gethsemane, it was for us, not Him, because He wasn't ...
>His praying in the garden of Gethsemane, it was for us, not Him, because He wasn't praying to Himself 🤷
Mystery of The Trinity, although maybe a both/and situation there. It fits with the fully divine and fully human to ask "if it is possible, take this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will but yours be done". You can read that as both instructions for us for how to pray and handle challenges, but also as Jesus acknowledging his humanity by way of His divinity. In other words, He knew what was about to happen, He knew it would be horribly painful, He knew God could make it not happen (I believe Christ had the power to end the life of or stop those brutalizing Him with just a word), but He knew that His own will as a man was not what mattered in this circumstance and that God's perfect will and plan would and should be done.
Mystery of The Trinity, although maybe a both/and situation there. It fits with the fully divine and fully human to ask "if it is possible, take this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will but yours be done". You can read that as both instructions for us for how to pray and handle challenges, but also as Jesus acknowledging his humanity by way of His divinity. In other words, He knew what was about to happen, He knew it would be horribly painful, He knew God could make it not happen (I believe Christ had the power to end the life of or stop those brutalizing Him with just a word), but He knew that His own will as a man was not what mattered in this circumstance and that God's perfect will and plan would and should be done.