Would pactum salutis solve the ESS problem?

[RamistThomist]

For those who claim that Jesus was eternally obedient to the Father (the ESS crowd), how does that square with the pactum salutis where they agree, rather than Jesus' doing what he's told?

 

[Ask Mr. Religion]

Depends upon how one views the pactum salutis.

"In his explanation of the covenant of redemption (pactum salutis), à Brakel asks how there can be a transaction between the Father and the Son since they are one in essence and have one will and objective? He says in reply,
"As far as Personhood is concerned the Father is not the Son and the Son is not the Father. From this consideration the one divine will can be viewed from a twofold perspective. It is the Father's will to redeem by agency of the second Person as Surety, and it is the will of the Son to redeem by His own agency as Surety" (1:252).

"On the one hand, then, à Brakel allows that we should not so emphasize the one will of God as to erase the eternal covenant made between the Father and the Son. At the same time, it is striking that à Brakel never describes the pactum in terms of authority and submission. Rather, the Father and the Son commit to the same objective by means appropriate to their own personal properties."
Src:
https://blogs.thegospelcoalition.or...of-the-trinity-within-the-reformed-tradition/
à Brakel:
http://www.abrakel.com/p/christians-reasonable-service.html​

See also:
https://puritanboard.com/threads/eternal-subordination-of-the-son-debate-where-are-things-now.92059/

In particular:
https://www.puritanboard.com/thread...here-are-things-now.92059/page-2#post-1126091

 

[RamistThomist]

In particular:
https://www.puritanboard.com/thread...here-are-things-now.92059/page-2#post-1126091

That was particularly good. Thank you.