Augustine wrote "On the Trinity" partly to guide readers in their knowledge of God. In this pursuit, he self-consciously followed dominical sayings such as, "And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent" (John...
Wyatt Graham
Past wisdom for the life of the church
What Does Jesus Mean by “Not my will, but yours be done”?
When Jesus prayed, "not my will, but yours be done" (Matt 26:39), he declared himself to be united in willing redemption with the Father. He did so because he always did his Father's will (e.g., John 5:19). Yet since Jesus is both God and man, we may wonder how he...