Who made the decision

[AlShamms]

Bismillah
As salam alykom


Steve, at the end of the day, be it calling for hope or despair, he called on a higher authority to either rescue out of despair or grant forgiveness out of hope. In both cases, he was not authorised to do it. Thus, he admits subordination to his Lord who Owns capacity to forgive and rescue. Your explanation made the point even clearer, Thank you so much.

Jesus being in subjection to the Father isn't in question and is taught in the Bible. Paul addressed this very issue when he wrote:


Philippians 2:5-11


(5) For let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,


(6) who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God,


(7) but made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Himself the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men.


(8) And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.


(9) Therefore God has highly exalted Him, and has given Him a name which is above every name,


(10) that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of heavenly ones, and of earthly ones, and of ones under the earth;


(11) and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.


His taking on the form of a servant does not take away from his diety. Jesus was the very image of God (heb 1:3), and all the essence of the Father inhabited the Son. (Col. 2:9)