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It is, of course, incorrect to conceive of Christ’s death as the offering of a Son who is well disposed toward mercy to an angry Father in an effort to persuade him or blackmail him into being gracious to his people. Such a view is absurd. Christ does not die and then present his death to his Father as a bribe designed to change the Father’s mind. Christ does not have to plead his case before a hostile God, hoping for the best while fearing the worst. In actual fact, Christ is commissioned by the Father and anointed by the Holy Spirit in order that he might die for our sins. The economy of grace has its origins in the eternal will of God and involves each person of the Trinity in a unified plan. The Godhead is united in the desire to act with grace and mercy toward a sinful people.