Did God Depart from Jesus on the Cross?

Marooncat79 said:

And yet, God was in achrist reconciling the world unto Himself. II Cor 5

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JonC said:

Yes....God reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation. God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not ccounting man's trespasses against them and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

Had God separated from Christ there could have been no reconciliation, no redemption, and no salvation.

Those other ideas are just the result of men being carried away by their own philosophy.

Sometimes people think too much and trust God too little.

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JonC said:

On a now closed thread I stated that Jesus, the Son of God, suffered and died for our sins.

I can't recall how we got there, but somehow there was confusion about whether I believed God forsake Jesus to suffer and die for our sins.

It has come to my attention that there are a few ways that this is viewed.

Some believe this means God the Father separated from Jesus.
Some believe the Spirit left Jesus.
Some believe the Father and Son experienced a separation in their relationship.

I believe that Psalm 22 prophesied the cross.

This Psalm begins with the Servant crying out "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?"
The Servant is suffering and crying out to God, trusting in God's faithfulness.
The Servant recounts how those of the past called out to God and God responded.
The Servant is suffering unjust

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