Subject: explain Mark 15:34 |
Bible Note: Hi, Pixie; I can't prove this, of coure, but it seems to me that for the substitutionary atonement to be real, Jesus must have died with our sins on him. If he shed them before he died, then they're still awaiting payment and we're stuck with the bill. The wages of sin is death, not a momentary separation from the Father. I think part of the shame and horror and utter injustice of the cross is that the man Jesus did die utterly alone. He was as separated from the Father as anyone carrying a burden of sin to the point of death would be. Because he carried the burden all the way into death itself, we who put our faith in him won't have to. Just my opinion, not worth arguing over. ;-) Peace and grace, Steve |