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Crucifixion in the Bible - a Christian perspective
The account of Jesus' crucifixion and death. While it appeared that Christ had been utterly defeated, his true triumph would be apparent a few days later, when he rose from the grave.
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I have one of our youth asking “if God turned away from Jesus on the cross, then doesn’t He turn away from us as well?” Why did God forsake Jesus? I can’t put it into terms she will understand. Anyone have any help here?
God did turn away from Jesus. However if we look at Isaiah 53 we learn more about the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus for each of us. God did turn naway because He could not bear to look at the sin His Son was bearing,our sin, but the cross is not the end of the story. The Lord Jesus was raised up, exalted because of His sacrifice for our sins. When Jesus died He took away our sins if we accept His saving work and grace. Because of all of this God can look at us and when He looks and sees us He sees not our sin but His Son Who died in our place. And He is pleased.
Further, it sounds like this girl has issues with acceptance. When we realise that God accepted the sacrifice of His Son on our behalf ( Isaiah 53 again), we can start to see that we too can be accepted. The blood God shed on the cross removes all our wrong doings/sins/trespasses; we are cleansed when we confess and so we can be accepted. All because Jesus was willing to take our place.
Where does the Bible say that God turned away from Jesus?
Matthew 27: 45- 66
“Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” As the passage tells us, which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” This does not mean God disrespected Jesus or was disappointed; rather, Jesus is quoting from Psalm 22 which foretells the entire crucifixion. Jesus is communicating, emphatically, the depth of His suffering! He is suffering the separation from the Father and the wrath from our sin for the first time in eternity (John 16:7-11; Rom. 4:7-8; Eph. 1:7)! This Psalm refers to the vindication and triumph of the person suffering; Jesus was proclaiming victory here—not just agony! God cannot be touched by sin; Jesus took our sin upon Himself and God turned His head as Christ absorbed and bore our sentence of guilt and death. Now, grace is offered, and we, by faith in Him, have salvation by the work He did on the cross! The difference between Matthew and Mark is that Matthew quotes Jesus in Hebrew (Eli); Mark, in Aramaic (Eloi.)
The greatest agony He endured was to be separated from the Father for the first and only time in eternity. God cannot look upon nor be touched by sin, and Jesus bore it all—every sin that had been committed, was being committed, and would ever be committed. Jesus had been hanging on that cross for hours with a lacerated, bruised, and beaten body that was twisting, cramping, convulsing, and struggling with every breath.
His agony turned into victory and became our triumph! Do you fully realize what Jesus did for you? Christ took this punishment for us, our fears (as in scared to death, not fear as in reverence to Him) have bared on the cross while the fear and awe of our Lord and Savior helps see what He did for us (Prov. 3:5)! Every time we sin, we incur greater guilt, and we deserve punishment (Gen. 3:1-24; Jer. 17:9; Rom. 2:1-11; 3:10-26; 5:12-19; Titus 1:15; James 1:12-15; I John 1:8-10). But, the incredible miracle here is that we are set free by His work of on the cross (Rom. 5:10; 6:22). By His death and coming resurrection, we are set free; we have salvation by Jesus’ sacrificial death (John 19:30). How now will you live your life?
http://70030.netministry.com/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=34874&columnid=3803
The Crucifixion of Jesus! The Passion of Jesus! More here:
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Matthew 27:46
Psalm 27:10 tells your youth – that even if our parents turn away from us, the Lord will receive us still. Guaranteed.