[reasonseeker]

I would like to understand this about the event: If Christ sacrificed himself (knowingly) that we might live, then why did He question God's Will when He said: "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" If He knowingly knew what He was doing in sacrificing Himself, then he had no reason to question why He was being forsaken. How could Jesus believe that He was being forsaken, yet Christians believe that he WASN'T forsaken, and that it was all part of God's plan? If Jesus knowingly sacrificed so that others might live, then he already knew why God wanted Him to die. So why did He question God? Apparently he did NOT knowingly sacrifice Himself so that others might live. He did not understand the divine mission He was fulfilling while He was on the cross.

[tuckrdout]

To understand, Read Psalm 22. All the Jews standing at the foot of the Cross, knew the Psalms of David...Jesus directed them to Psalm 22 to show that this was all prophesied. He said it so that they could believe in him.

[tuckrdout]

These are the words of Jesus.

Matthew 20:28
"For even I, the Son of Man, came here not to be served but to serve others, and to give my life as a ransom for many."

John 10:18
"No one can take my life from me. I lay down my life voluntarily. For I have the right to lay it down when I want to and also the power to take it again. For my Father has given me this command."

[hershey]

I've always believed Jesus's suffering was so great that in the last few moments, He so longed for just one moment of God's mercy, one touch of His Presence, that he cried out in extremis before He died. Jesus was the Son of God, but also Mary's son and human. Because of His suffering and death, we're all redeemed children of God. He gave us the keys to paradise. What a blessing. What a gift.

[sr4402]

"My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" If He knowingly knew what He was doing in sacrificing Himself, then he had no reason to question why He was being forsaken.

Up until this point, the Lord Jesus Christ had complete communion with the Father. At this point, the sins were loaded onto him and He became the scapegoat for folks like us. The Lord Jesus cries out in anguish in the pain of that separation and I believe that pain was worse than that of the cross itself.

So I believe this is more of an expression of pure pain than questioning God. It is also pure scripture from the old testament.. Eli Eli... proof that he is the Messiah.

Do you not know this?