“The inseparable interconnections of Father, Son, and Spirit in Paul’s experience lead to (perhaps derive from} an important, and distinctly Pauline, claim: that God is cruciform, or crosslike. (The word ‘cruciform’ literally means ‘in the shape of a cross,’ but it can be used metaphorically.) That is, we learn from Paul that the cross of Christ is not only initiated by God, it reveals God. Christ crucified is the power and wisdom of God (1 Cor 1:18-25).” Apostle of the Crucified Lord, Michael Grogan, p. 118
These statements give support to the knowledge I received when my son died tragically nine years ago. He caused his own death, and God didn’t prevent it. Should I blame God? Is it God’ fault that Corry died? No. It was not God’s fault. Because God died with Corry and he raised him into eternal life, as God did in Christ through his resurrection.
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