Father perfects the enfleshed Son; Only-begotten’s aim to suffer in own flesh

So since God-breathed Scripture is indifferent about the wording of the phrase and also accepts it of the Father, nothing still pushes us to turn “through whom” onto the Son’s person as if by necessity. And since this is true, why not rather leave his person aside for the moment, and then, following the aim of the holy writings and keeping the account that fits the Only-begotten’s economy with flesh, say that the Father perfected through sufferings the Son who became human? “For he endured a cross, despising shame,” surely in the good pleasure of God and Father — so that he might also show us bold who have chosen to follow in his tracks, persuaded by “Do not fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul.”

So the Only-begotten’s aim has been to suffer in his own flesh for us. And what sort of reason this has, the inspired Paul will teach, saying: “Since the children have shared blood and flesh, he himself likewise shared the same things, so that through death he might abolish the one who has the power of death — that is, the devil — and free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their life.”