>So, the shamed, slandered, and murdered Jesus doesn't use this authority to seek revenge.
no revenge, but this:
"They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it?” (Revelation 6:16-17)
"All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me."
Jesus' authority comes not from power threatening brutality (that's the way of Rome), but from the self-giving, other-focused love of the eternal community of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Authority comes from a loving life lived for others.
So, the shamed, slandered, and murdered Jesus doesn't use this authority to seek revenge. Instead, he says, in essence, "Go to your enemies and help them enter and enjoy this same community of love."
@otso@fuat2mb From my perspective, Jesus reveals a God who is Love and who always has been.
God does not change. He has always been Love, and to be Love you cannot be alone. He never has been alone, because he always has been a community of love. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God, with each of his members constantly pouring themselves out for the others, always putting the others first, always glorifying the others.
God is One: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He always and only loves, and he always has been like Jesus.