Jesus Christ, Condescension of

Our Savior, Jesus Christ, came down to earth to perform the infinite atonement. As part of that atonement, he descended below all things. His condescension shows his total and complete humility to the will of the Father and his perfectness. The completeness of his condescension is described in Alma 7:11-13. “11 And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith he will take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people. 12 And he will take upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death which bind his people; and he will take upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities. 13 Now the Spirit knoweth all things; nevertheless the Son of God suffereth according to the flesh that he might take upon him the sins of his people, that he might blot out their transgressions according to the power of his deliverance; and now behold, this is the testimony which is in me.” His condescension included suffering pains, afflictions, and temptations of every kind; all pains and sicknesses; death, infirmities, and all sins. The Savior loved us so much to do all these things. He knows who to succor us in all situations, because he has experienced all situations. Every experience that man may experience, He has experienced. We need to look to Him with a perfect brightness of hope and mercy.