“And about the
ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?
that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” Matthew
27:46
This is a very sensitive question, but I saw it asked
on Facebook this week. The actual
question was “On the cross, Jesus clearly suffered as a man. But did he also
suffer as God?” I want to look at this because I hear people say a lot “God died
on the cross for your sins” but did God actually die? I believe it is impossible
for God to die, in any shape form or fashion, Deity cannot change, nor can
deity die. Now we know that Jesus Christ was incarnate, made from the seed of
God and the seed of woman. We know that Jesus had a human mother but a heavenly
Father. This makes Jesus an unusual person, because He was man and God in one body.
Luke wrote in Luke 1:35 “And the
angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the
power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing
which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.” What exactly
did the Holy Spirit do to Mary when “the
power of the Highest shall overshadow thee” The word “overshadow” means - to
envelop in a haze of brilliancy; figuratively to invest with preternatural
influence – I believe the Holy Spirit planted a seed into Mary to cause her to
become pregnant. This is done in a supernatural way because it is something
only God can do. This made Jesus God/man which made the only human deity. Therefore,
Jesus was known both “the Son of God and the Son of man”. I believe that on the
cross that deity and humanity separated, and therefore Jesus cried on the
cross, “…Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that
is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” Matthew
27:46 The word “forsaken” means - to leave behind in some place, that is, to
desert someone. – Now I know some people will disagree with this, but think
about it, can God die? The bible never said God died, it says the Son of Man died.
It doesn’t even say the Son of God died. I must ask this question, why did the
Holy Spirit have to resurrect Jesus from the grave? Paul wrote “But if the Spirit of him that raised up
Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead
shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.” Romans
8:11 Why was it necessary for the Holy Sprit to raise Jesus from the dead?
I believe that Jesus died as a man on the cross and deity had forsaken Him of
left Him. Matthew said in Matthew 20:28 “Even as the Son of man came
not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom
for many.” Not one place does the scripture conclude that God died.
This is the reason the word “incarnate” means so much to us, while it is not in
the bible it means that Jesus had two forms about Him, God and man. This made
Jesus as much deity and human, therefore a separation at the crucifixion would
not have been impossible. Now, I have heard the arguments and anger on the
other side, God just turned his head, or God turned His back. But I must ask
why, why would God turn His back on His own dear Son whom He sent to die for our
sins. Some also ask, what would prevent Him from sinning after the separation.
He is God’s Son not Adams, even void deity His Father is God. Now let’s look at
the sin factor, can God sin, can God take our sin on Himself? Jesus took our
sins on himself on the cross. That would have made him a sinner of sort, dying
to pay for our sins. That is another reason they had to be a separation of
humanity and deity on the cross. Now if you believe there were no separation on
the cross of deity and humanity then explain this scripture, “But of that day and that hour knoweth no
man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
Mark 13:32 could it be possible that the Son does not know the time that
the Father has elected to rapture His children from the earth? We know when
Jesus was on the earth He knew everything because the scripture clearly makes
that known like this scripture, “And he
must needs go through Samaria”. John 4:4 how did He know that He needed
to go through Samaria, because He is God. I know that there are some who
disagree with me on this, however that is what the scriptures are all about, us figuring them out to find the truth.
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God,
a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
2 Timothy 2:15
