You know when Jesus on the cross asked God why he had forsaken him...
Is that cause he had to lose all hope to truly die for us?
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No, because Jesus IS Hope. Jesus didn't lose hope at all. He knew he WAS the hope the world needed. He knew His Father had not abandoned Him nor forsaken Him. It was just that at the time of Jesus' death, that since His Father could not look upon sin, God the Father had to turn his face away, while Jesus was on the cross bearing the sins of the whole world. Jesus was only stating that it felt like God had forsaken him at that time, but He knew His Father had not. So when Jesus cried out, “Why have you forsaken me?” it was because He was experiencing an interruption in His relationship with God the Father that they had never before experienced. Not a breaking of the relationship. Jesus was completely alone in His suffering. He knew ahead of time that he would have to suffer this alone.
The Father did not cease to love the Son, but the comforts of the Father's love were beyond the Savior's reach at that moment. And then God the Father resurrected Jesus from the dead, later on.
The Father did not cease to love the Son, but the comforts of the Father's love were beyond the Savior's reach at that moment. And then God the Father resurrected Jesus from the dead, later on.
@Matt85 That lump in the throat is the Holy Spirit speaking to your heart. The same one people get when they feel convicted by the Holy Spirit to ask Jesus to come into their heart and life as their personal Savior and to forgive them of their sins. Which he does and loves to do, without hesitation.
