>-When he saw the distrust Eve had for him, for being ultimately powerful over her, he knew what he'd have to do to prove that he genuinely cared for his creations and address the slander against him from the adversary. >-Thus despite knowing that Christ would suffer and be killed, he would still have to place him in that vulnerable position in order to achieve what was necessary. He endured pain and death to appear more trustworthy and likable to his inferiors? Isn't that what we are doing? The rest of the world doesn't trust us. It accuses us of exploitation and bad intentions. It envies us for our wealth, technology and beauty. And how do we react? We make ourselves vulnerable. By inviting everyone in. We already suffer, in the hope to be more liked and trusted. Only our death is yet to come.