By One Man's Obedience

There is much debate today on the issue of the obedience of Jesus Christ. But in particular, I want to answer the question:

Is Jesus' obedience [as termed in the writings of Paul] limited to that obedience which merely qualified or prepared Him to be the legitimate sacrifice for human sin?


There is clear indication that Paul understood Jesus' obedience to be understood in these terms. But more so, I think, Paul does not limit Jesus' obedience to that obedience which merely qualified or prepared Him to be the sacrifice for human sin, but extended even to be that obedience in actually becoming that sacrifice for sin. It is not limited to the stage of preperation, but the act itself. Jesus' death was an act of obedience.