Comparison is a basic linguistic structure that asserts the existence of a relationship between the elements of the comparison. A comparison invites us to explore the relationship. The Crucifixion and the Resurrection is a comparison of creatures and Creator. God made the comparison on purpose. In the comparison, we learn the radical difference between us and our God (Isaiah 55:8-9). Our wickedness highlighted his goodness. It shone the spotlight on it. It helps us to better understand it.
On the road from the Crucifixion to the Resurrection, creatures were compared to Creator. We contributed torture, suffering, killing and death to the boiling pot of his baptism. He contributed forgiveness. What a contrast between creatures and Creator! Our wickedness highlighted his goodness. It shone the spotlight on it. It helps us to better understand it.
The dial that controls his love for us is in his hands not ours. Moreover, it is set to the highest degree and is locked in place. Not even the evil that we did to him could budge it.
What is the equation that God engineered on the road from the Crucifixion to the Resurrection?
When we divorce the Crucifixion and the Resurrection, we do great damage to our understanding of God