Was The Son of God suffered for us? It was, indeed, for two reasons easy to deduce: one, to correct our sins, the other to give example of how we act.
To remedy our sins, in fact, because the passion of Christ we find the cure for all ills that befall us because of sin.
The second reason is also important, as the passion of Christ we need to guide and model for all our lives. For anyone who wants to lead a perfect life does not need to do anything but despise what Christ despised on the cross and to desire what Christ wanted. In the cross we find the example of all virtues.
If you want an example of love, no one has more love than to lay down his life for his friends. This is what Christ did on the cross. And, so, if he gave his life for us, we should not burdensome any damage that we have to suffer for it.
If you want an example of patience, you'll find the best one on the cross. Two things are what give us the measure of patience: patience to suffer great evils, or suffer, not avoid them, some evils that could be avoided. But Christ on the cross, suffered and endured great evils patiently, as his passion not threaten as a lamb led to slaughter, fell silent and opened not his mouth. Grande was the patience of Christ on the cross: run the race that touches us, without leave, his eyes fixed on the pioneer and perfecter of our faith: Jesus, immediately renouncing the joy endured the cross, despising ignominy.
If you want an example of humility, look at the crucified: he who was God, wanted to be tried under Pontius Pilate and die.
If you want an example of obedience, imitating the one who was obedient to the Father unto death: If one man's disobedience - ie Adam many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one many will be made righteous.
If you want an example of contempt of earthly things, imitate one who is King of kings and Lord of lords, who are locked up all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge naked on the cross, mocked, spat upon, scourged, crowned with thorns, who finally gave to drink gall and vinegar.
hobbies you not to clothing and riches, as they divide my clothes ; or honors, as he experienced the taunts and lashes, nor dignities, as it put a crown of thorns, which would have twisted; or pleasure, because for my thirst they gave me vinegar.
Aquinas
Conference 6 on the Creed