The why on the cross did Jesus say:" Eloi Eloi lama sabach thini", or"My God ,My god whay haste though forsaken me?, thats like saying "Hey me, hey me, why haste myself forsaken myself"
2006-09-13 06:00:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus said that because he is not God. Actually, the Bible says he is God's Servant at Acts 3:13: "The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go."
If Jesus is God's servant, then how can he be equal to God?
Websters Dictionary describes servant as "one that serves others ; especially : one that performs duties about the person or home of a master or personal employer."
Jesus being classified as God's servant coinsides with this Scripture found at John 14:28: "You have heard Me say to you, ‘I am going away and coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice because I said, ‘I am going to the Father,’ for My Father is greater than I."
A servant is not greater than his master; the Master being Jesus' Father.
2006-09-13 06:22:36 · answer #1 · answered by Micah 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When Jesus was on the cross, He had a human form. He gave up His God powers when He came down here. He had the sins of the whole world on Him, and that is why He did not feel the presence of the Father, and He felt that God had forsaken Him. Of course God did not forsake Him, that was How Jesus felt though. Jesus had never experienced the separation from God, so that must have been feeling awful to Him. It feels awful to me too. Real pain.
That happens to all of us too. Sin keeps us from feeling God's presence.
2006-09-13 06:27:07 · answer #2 · answered by SeeTheLight 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was quoting scripture, Psalm 22 to be exact.
In the 1st Centure CE, it was common practice in Isreal to quote the first line of the Psalm you wanted to reference. Every Jew around you would have them memorized, and would "know" to which Psalm you were referring.
Read Psalm 22, and remember it was written circa 1000 BCE; a millenia before Jesus Christ quoted it from the cross!
Spooky, huh?
2006-09-13 06:14:36 · answer #3 · answered by MamaBear 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was teaching from the Cross!
Psalms 22
1 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
2006-09-13 07:28:07 · answer #4 · answered by Grandreal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is the Son of the living God. And God is our creator. Which means God so love the world that he hath begotten his beloved son Jesus to die on the cross for our sins.
2006-09-13 06:06:19 · answer #5 · answered by javiertrevino2221@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To fulfill the prophecy in Psalm 22.
2006-09-13 06:05:10 · answer #6 · answered by TubeDude 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is difficult to understand and is certainly a matter a faith. It is the belief in the Trinity. That the father, son and holy spirit are three separate entities, but they are one God.
If you really wish to understand then research it. If you are trying to pick holes in Christianity, you will not make any progress.
PS. LOL @ ed, that is funny : )
2006-09-13 07:09:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's actually a mistranslation. The quote, correctly translated from Aramaic, reads 'Peter! Peter! I can see your house from here!'
2006-09-13 06:05:02 · answer #8 · answered by XYZ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are, in fact, many places in the Bible where Jesus made it clear that he is not, actually, God in person... but he represented God on earth.
2006-09-13 06:03:58 · answer #9 · answered by Wei_Veach 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
you are absolutely right, and that's why we as a Muslims believe that he is a very respected prophet, not a god
2006-09-13 06:09:06 · answer #10 · answered by Cat Stevens 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋