ility of the suffering of Christ. As St. Paul puts it, "for our sake God makes him to be sin who knew no sin." And it is vital at this point to underscore the paradoxical aspect of the cross. On the part of man on the one hand, it is through his selfishness and sin that Christ suffered and died on the cross. On the part of God on the other hand, it is through his unselfish love and mercy that Christ suffered and died on the cross. Hence there is no other greater merciful love than this. It is only through the cross of Christ that we can fathom the unfathomable love of God t
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