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Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!
But can this be completely dismissed too? Hebrews 5:8 tells us the Son had to learn obedience through the things which He suffered. What would you call that? Maybe not a process, but then again, sorta sounds like it, doesn't it?
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Processed is what they do to frozen food. As a man, the Son learned obedience to become the pattern, the model (I Peter 2.21) for all of God's children. Processed indicates passivity, as if things happened to Jesus (to become our food?) outside of His control. Obedience indicates an active relationship between the Father and the Son, to become the "master copy" (I Peter 2.21) for us all.
Personally I think adding words like "processed" always create issues. Isn't it better to use the language of scripture? (cf I Cor 2.13) WL just about elevated the word "processed" to that of scripture in his teachings. Using extra words to define the Bible can often be helpful, but these descriptions must always take a lessor position to the actual words of scripture.