Divine Mandate: Christ’s Redemptive Journey
According to the presented material, God assists His Son by entrusting Him with a mission whose goal is to overcome the devil’s cunning and save humanity. The text states that the Father instructs the Son as follows: “You, my Only Begotten Son and Word, the radiance of My glory, must become a mortal man and take upon Yourself all of Adam; You must be crucified, suffer, descend into hell, and lead man out from there; just as the devil deceived man, so too should You outwit the devil with Your wisdom” (source: link txt). Here, God’s help is manifested in that He endows His Son with the necessary mission—through incarnation, suffering, death, and overcoming the power of evil—to redeem humanity, thereby granting him the salvation that the prophets could not provide.This understanding is rooted in Christian teaching, wherein Christ’s mission is viewed as the supreme manifestation of God’s love and mercy, expressed through His voluntary acceptance of human nature, suffering, and triumph over evil. God does not leave His Son to fate; rather, He directs His path so that through life’s trials and the victory over the forces of evil, He becomes an effective instrument of salvation for all humankind.Supporting citation(s):"See what He accomplishes, what the Father tells the Son, according to the words of Saint John Chrysostom: 'You, my Only Begotten Son and Word, the radiance of My glory, must become a mortal man and take upon Yourself all of Adam; You must be crucified, suffer, descend into hell, and lead man out from there; just as the devil deceived man, so too should You outwit the devil with Your wisdom.'" (source: link txt)