Crucifixion: For Jesus the Spiritual Torture Exceeded the Physical Torture

DID GOD TURN HIS BACK ON JESUS? WAS JESUS CONFUSED WHEN HE SAID “WHY HAST THOU FORSAKEN ME?” Psalm 22:24.

The answer to the title question is no. When Jesus says “My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?,” it does not mean that God turned his back on Jesus. It also is not evidence Jesus was confused or somehow felt abandoned in that moment. Instead (as Voddie Baucham has argued) Jesus is usingContinue reading “DID GOD TURN HIS BACK ON JESUS? WAS JESUS CONFUSED WHEN HE SAID “WHY HAST THOU FORSAKEN ME?” Psalm 22:24.”

“MY HOUR HAS NOT YET COME”–Courage Comes from Hearing God’s Voice. 1 Thessalonians 5:24.

Here’s a radical thought: The last day of the public ministry of Jesus ended with His murder. But the first day of the public ministry of Jesus BEGAN with His attempted murder. His ministry was bookended by attempts on His life. On the day He began His public ministry, He read from the scroll ofContinue reading ““MY HOUR HAS NOT YET COME”–Courage Comes from Hearing God’s Voice. 1 Thessalonians 5:24.”

When Did Jesus Realize He Would Have to Die? John 10:11-18.

It is fascinating to ponder the childhood of the God-Man Jesus. Anne Rice in her novel Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt, suggests little Jesus must have been the best student in Cairo, his brilliant teachers begging Joseph not to take the young family back to Israel. Fiction aside, we know that as Jesus grew,Continue reading “When Did Jesus Realize He Would Have to Die? John 10:11-18.”