The Christ's Cross is the Cross of the Son. A Personalistic Contribution to the Trinitarian Conception of the Economy of Salvation (1)

Sławomir Kunka

Nicolaus Copernicus University , Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2249-0683

Abstract

The article discusses the question about the passion and death of Christ on the cross. This subject by analogy is taken in the context of the suffering of children and their parents. Jesus Christ is the Son of the God. The Incarnation, earthly life, passion and death on the cross have not changed this fact. Jesus is always the Son of the Father. Falsely accused, unjustly convicted, inhumanly beaten, dying on the cross – is always the Son of the Father. One cannot accuse Father of shedding the blood of the Son. The drama of Golgotha proves that the Father is faithful to his creation. The Resurrection shows that the Father has always remained faithful to the Son. Dying, the Son has given himself into the Father’s hands (Lk 23:46). Rising from the dead, Jesus demonstrated his reception by the Father. The Mother of the Redeemer was present on Golgotha. The Son and Mother by their suffering made a community of obedience to the Father. The source of this obedience is love.

Keywords:

Christ's cross, economy of salvation, death, divine fatherhood, Son of God, Mother of the Redeemer, St. Joseph