Duns Scotus "taught that the Incarnation was not required as payment for sin; it was willed through eternity as an expression of God's love, and hence God's desire for consummated union with creation." (from Ellsberg's summary)
Scotus' 13th century teaching seems only recently to have got our attention. I am convinced that from all eternity God in his infinite love willed to become one of us, as a bridegroom marries his bride.
The prophet Isaiah wrote "As a young man marries a wife, your Builder will marry you. As a groom delights in his bride, the Lord will honor you." (62:5)
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