When it came down to suffering for all the sins of the world Jesus had thoughts of not wanting to do it but he humbled himself and submitted to the will of the Father.
Luke 22:42
42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
Matthew 26:39
39 And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou
wilt.
Mark 14:36
36 And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.
The degree of suffering that Jesus was to go through was unfathomable to us. No other man on earth could ever have suffered as much as Jesus suffered and lived through it. Truly it was Jesus' love for us that gave him strength to humble himself and go through that awful pain. A latter-day verse tells us a bit more about what the pain was like for a God to suffer:
Doctrine and Covenants 19:16-19
16 For behold, I, God, have suffered these things for all, that they might not suffer if they would repent;
17 But if they would not repent they must suffer even as I;
18 Which suffering caused myself, even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore, and to suffer both body and spirit—and would that I might not drink the bitter cup, and shrink—
19 Nevertheless, glory be to the Father, and I partook and finished my preparations unto the children of men.
Can we ever suffer for the sins of all the children of God? Of course not. However, Jesus did tell us this:
John 15:12-14
12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
Is Jesus our friend? Are we willing to lay down our lives for him? Are we willing to at lease keep his commandments and to love one another?
