The horrific thing that happened to humanity in the Garden of Eden was the dark illusion settling on man's mind causing Him to think that He was separated from God by sin. He became "alienated" in mind (see Col. 1:21), "dead" to His Father's love. When Jesus died on the cross and became sin for us, He cried out, "My God! My God! Why have you separated yourself from me?" Jesus, the man, became blind and in that moment identified with the blindness of mankind. He couldn't hear the answer the Father's answer is found in the Messianic Psalm 22. Verse 1: The question: "My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?" Verse 24: The answer: "For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted ; Nor has He hidden His face from him; But when he cried to Him for help, He heard."
God did not abandon His Son on the cross. Instead, "God was *in* Christ, reconciling the world to Himself..." (2 Cor 5:19) God has NEVER forsaken Jesus nor never forsaken man. And He never will . . .
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The eye and ear process a tremendous Amount. Jesus couldn't see or hear because loving heavenly Father was embracing His Son so much! Let that touch you. He could have called ten legions of angels but He Died alone for you and me and had the Holy of Holies aka His Body speared through to let the Presence of God out so we could draw near. From top to bottom the veil in the Temple was torn and open He did Rise! Buried for three days He was. With full assurance let us come boldly to The Throne Of Grace and bow low receiving grace and mercy to help. Be born anew. Good blog! Dave Candel
ReplyDeletePs 22:24 is a reference to Israel, not the one speaking in this passage. Diagram the sentence and see that the speaker (the Messiah) is encouraging himself in what happened in someone else's life. Verse 24 can't be taken to say the Messiah wasn't forsaken because it's not even the subject of the sentence.
ReplyDeleteAlso, the phrase "in mind" in Colossians 1:21 is not used in the same way we Westerners use it. "In mind" is not saying "it's just in your head" as if it's not real. In mind is referring to the way we think, the way we live essentially, hence the reference to it being because of our wicked works. Yes the New Covenant moves us from a performance basis to sonship but before Christ, we are indeed enemies to God because of the way we live.
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