“Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;”
Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered — the paradox is sharp: the eternal Son, in his incarnate state, learned obedience through suffering. This is not moral development in the sense of overcoming disobedience, but the experiential appropriation and demonstration of obedience through actual affliction.
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Markus BauerNote2mo agoJesus Learned Obedience Through Suffering
I was raised to believe that suffering is a punishment for sin or a sign of God's displeasure. This verse suggests something profoundly different: that Jesus learned obedience through suffering. Not t...
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Anna WestbrookNote2mo agoHe Learned Obedience Through Suffering
I was abused as a child and I spent years angry that God let it happen. But this verse about Jesus learning through suffering started shifting something in me.
Jesus didn't overcome suffering by tran...
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