Why does your pastor say Jesus said; "my god, my god, why haste thou forsaken me"?

Question

Ask your pastor why Jesus said those words as he was being crucified. Matt. 27;46.
He will give you a song and dance because he don't have a clue. Give me your song and dance. The fact is under the concept and precepts of the crucifixion and the Christian religion sacrifice, there is no way in Hell it was Jesus on the cross. It was a trick. It was Simon asking Jesus why had Jesus forsaken him. Luke 23;26-35 is the tale of how Jesus escaped crucifixion. Judas actually saved Jesus by kissing Simon. Jesus was an albino so everyone present would have known who Jesus was. They all just stood by silently and watched Simon die in the place of Jesus. Apparently they did not understand the theory behind the crucifixion. Huh!

Answer 1

I am not sure where you got your info from and really don't care one way or the other, but I do agree that pastors do not have a clue what really happened...nobody does. But they are really good at offering their opinions. And all pastors believe in their opinions as the word of God. SO, for Christians, choosing a church is more about which pastor's opinions are the most convincing to them and these become their beliefs. I never fit in with the Christian churches that my mom made me go to as a child. I found out that I am not a Christian, I am a Buddhist so I am not preached to, I rely on my beliefs and my soul to find my own way. It is a matter of personal preference. I do not think one religion should be judged or condemned by another just because they believe differently. But there are people out there that do just that, to that I say...oh well.

Answer 2

So.. did it take all day and all that torture for Simon to figure out that he was tricked. Was he mentally slow? Did Judas kill himself later that day because Jesus tricked him too? And I guess Jesus, after escaping near death by convincing Simon to refuse to deny that he was the Christ (which if Simon had simply said "I'm not" -would have been beaten and freed), decides that he's not really interested in public appearances anymore except for a chosen few to convince those who already know (as you state) that he wasn't crucified, that he is in fact alive.. which would have been redundant. And then after that, he just retires... which he could have easily done without tricking Simon into lying for 15 hours as he's beaten. Makes sense to me.

Answer 3

It's "hast" not "haste." It's also the first line of the 22nd Psalm, which Jews of the time used a lot. Just as Christians may use "The Lord is My Shepherd" to imply the whole 23rd Psalm and its comfort. Jews supposedly used this first line of the 22nd to imply the whole story, too. Read the rest of it--it gets more hopeful.

Were you just grasping at straws here, fighting the 1st and 2nd century battles of Christian understanding again? Don't we have more important things to do?

Answer 4

Well ya know if I had been whipped, had a crown of thorns on my head (and in it), and I had to carry a cross on my whipped back as far as he did, and if I had nails through my hands and feet, (New data suggests the palms not the wrists as previously thought) for as long as he did, I'd be screaming that too whether he did forsake me or not. I'd feel a whole lot better.

New research suggests that people who believe in a God are more likely to recover from depression and heart disease because of less stress. When studying the brains of people while expressing their frustrations, the activity in the part of the brain that controls emotions slowed dramatically. Conclusion: Naming your frustrations makes you feel better. That's what you do when you pray so people who pray feel better. I told you it was good therapy; I wasn't making that up.

Answer 5

I don't need to ask my pastor, I get my answers from my inner guide. And while I'm not a Christian, I'd prefer to spend my time constructively building my life rather than tearing down others beliefs.

Answer 6

I think a certain someone is trying to get a rise out of bible beaters... not that I'm one by any means, but grow up a little and stop watching the Davinci Code

Answer 7

my friend. it seems to me you have over thought this. tortured logic perhaps? explain your proof to this knowledge you obtain?
i don't recall records of Jesus being albino (if anything Jesus was tanned as he was a Semite) and Simon taking Jesus's place on the crucifix..... interesting story you have there....

Answer 8

Interesting. Where is your information that Jesus was an albino?

Answer 9

The scriptures say, from the cross, Jesus spoke to his mother and to his disciple John. You may want to rethink this one my friend.

Answer 10

OK -- I don't have a pastor, I have a Rabbi and she doesn't talk about Jesus so your question is moot.