be the theological basis for work. The point here is God’s action in his suffering, in his renunciation, in his voluntary servanthood and self-surrender. God creates salvation by suffering the torment of prisoners. He frees them by his renunciation. He wins them by his servanthood. In the designation of this redemption as the ‘pain and work of God,’ the word work gains a new meaning. It is filled to the highest degree with theological content. Work becomes the embodiment of the doctrine of salvation.