If Christ is God, He cannot sin, and if suffering was a sin in and by itself, He could not have suffered and died for us. However, since He took the most horrific death to redeem us, He showed us in fact that suffering and pain have great power.

Summary

This quote highlights the paradoxical nature of Christ as both fully divine and fully human. It argues that if Christ, being God, is incapable of sin, then suffering should also be seen as a sin which He could not have experienced or endured. However, the quote asserts that Christ's willing acceptance of the most excruciating suffering and death proves that suffering holds significant power. It suggests that through His selfless sacrifice, Christ demonstrated that suffering and pain can be transformed into acts of redemption and restoration.

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