What did God determine had to happen on our behalf?
God, in His knowledge and understanding, determined that the sacrificial death of Himself had to occur on our behalf. This means the Creator God, Jesus Christ—a member of the Godhead—died on the cross to accomplish that required sacrifice.
Les explains that in His knowledge and understanding, God determined that it had to be the sacrificial death of Himself on our behalf. Les teaches that Jesus Christ, as He died on that cross, was the Creator Himself, a member of that Godhead. He also recounts Martin Luther struggling over Psalms 110 verse 1, where it says, “And the Lord said unto my Lord, Come sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.” Luther finally saw it as God crying out to God, because Christ is God.