Same here. I haven't watched him in years, but when I caught that statement, it floored me.
" As far as not wanting "to get up on that cross," it was Christ's desire to suffer for us that brings so many to the Cross, which allows us then to suffer for His peoples (with eventual joy and no grumbling)."
Exactly. While on earth, Jesus was fully God and fully man, and the human part of Him prayed for another outcome, if it was possible. But the divine part of Him always knew His destiny---He wasn't killed, He willingly died for us.
Same here. I haven't watched him in years, but when I caught that statement, it floored me.Amazing; I don't know what his appeal is. I can't figure it out.