If Jesus was God, how could he have forsaken himself on the cross?

Question

Mark 15:34 .....'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?'

This makes no sense. This right there is proof from the Bible that Jesus was not God.

To all you "trinity" people, also answer this one.

If God (the Father) is all good, why would he forsake his son in the first place. Actually abandon him.
And if Jesus was God and presumably perfect, why would he have doubt in God the father?

Also, if God (as Jesus) is omnipotent, shouldn't he know why and not have to ask?

Answer 1

You are not supposed to notice things like that.

Answer 2

forgive me for my confusion. some say Jesus is the son of God. Others say that Jesus is God. Since little, i've always wonder how Jesus can be the son of God and the God at the same time. If Jesus is God, then God was baby who was born with blood all over him, need to be feed, and have to learn. And later, the great God was murdered by some weak human? God should be better than that. And now some people say that he have child. So, that baby would be like the grandchild of God and also the child of God? So much confusion. Who have the final say then? God-father, Jesus-God or baby-Jesus God? lets have some critical thinking about that. i'm going to convert to religion with only one God. life should be simple. simple is good, but not any simpler.

Answer 3

Here are some "abstract" ideas that might help in regards to thinking about how the Trinity "works" ...
For example; a light bulb is composed of 3 parts, the power, the glass bulb, ( & filiment) and the Light inside. Each distinctly different, yet all 3 the same entity. Or concider the Universe" Time Space & Matter..each different yet all 3 are "required" for our "existance"! Or how about a cube: Lenght, Height & width..each different yet all 3 required for the cube to exist.
The Cube is not just one part, but the total of 3 parts.
The same goes for the Universe, the light bulb etc...
God is 3 persons One Being! He is God Father, God the Son & God the Holy Spirit..ONE GOD.
Hope this simplistic explaination helps...a little?

Answer 4

Jesus never addressed God as God but always as Father. He was teaching as He always was teaching, quoting the entire 22nd Psalm for people to see and understand that this crucifixion had been fortold long ago. When you read Psalm 22 you will see it describes the crucifixion in amazing detail. Proof that the God of the bible is indeed God Most High.

How it is that 2,000 years of Christianity has failed to make this common knowledge is testimony to the effectiveness of a shepherd class which has totally misled the sheep. Do not follow the shepherds who cannot teach the scriptures but still want your money.

Answer 5

Jesus was speaking to God the father. God is a trinity. Jesus said that He and the father are ONE...the Jews crucified Jesus for making himself equal with God, by calling himself the son of God.

John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God

John 1:14
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth

Jesus is the "word".

Answer 6

In Matthew 28:19-20, it reads "Go ye therfore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever i have commanded you: etc.

By this verse I understand Jesus is commanding us, which means he is God and all three are having people baptized in their name.

In Mark 10:6-8, Jesus said when 2 people get married they become 1 in flesh, how can this be if you believe like you do.

Answer 7

Exactly. And if Jesus was God...who resurrected him? (see Acts 2:32..."this Jesus God resurrected). And who did Jesus pray to when he was on earth? His father and his God. He speaks repeatedly about being sent by his father (he didn't send himself) and speaking not of his own originality, but of his father.

Also, no man has ever seen God (John 1:18)...but man has seen Jesus. So, how can Jesus be God?

In fact, contrary to popular belief, Jesus never claimed to be equal to God...in fact he says his father is greater than he is. (John 14:28). What, you say? That's only because he was on earth? Check this out: 1 Cor. 15:24-28...

Next, the end, when he hands over the kingdom to HIS God and Father, when he has brought to nothing all government and all authority and power. For he must rule as king until God has put all enemies under his feet. As the last enemy, death is to be brought to nothing. For God “subjected all things under his feet.” But when he says that ‘all things have been subjected,’ it is evident that it is with the exception of the one who subjected all things to him. But when all things will have been subjected to him, then the SON HIMSELF WILL ALSO SUBJECT HIMSELF to the One who subjected all things to him, that God may be all things to everyone.

Clearly, the trinity is not a teaching of the bible.

Answer 8

He quoted a Messianic Psalm. He did not literally mean that God had forsaken him - he was identifying himself as the suffering Messiah described by David.

The phrase in question is the first verse (as well as the title) of Psalm 22. Read the Psalm, and you will see why Jesus called out its name.

Answer 9

God exists in 3 persons. The Father, The Son, Holy Spirit. To Answer your question would prove that you don't have understanding of what you are reading. The Holy Scriptures are spiritually discerned. Without Him leading your study, you cannot understand what is being said.

Answer 10

God experienced the depths of abandonment by God. It may sound paradoxical, but it's the only thing that rescues monotheism from being totally barbaric, IMHO.

Answer 11

Jesus is the Son of God, before you go asking questions you might want to know what you are talking about.I would not teach math if I flunked algebra.