ArchivedThe Quran - Is pre-ordained sin mans responsibility?Well, this is one of the best answers that I've found to this question: From: http://www.eternitynow.org/5/fude0203-letthiscup.shtml When Jesus prayed "with loud crying and tears" to God "who was able to save him from death," (Heb. 5:7) what was he really asking God the Father to do? (Heb. 5:7). The expression "save him FROM death" is literally translated "save him OUT OF death." Jesus did not pray on this occasion to avoid death. He was committed to God s mission for him (John 12:27-28; Isa. 50:5-10). He prayed that, after he died, God would "save him out of death" by raising him to life again. God heard His Son s prayer and did exactly what he asked. The Old Testament pictures God's punishment against sin as a "cup" which God mixes and hands to the person to be punished, who must "drink" (Psalm 60:3, 75:8; Isa. 51:17, 22-23; Jer. 25:15-38; Obad. 16). Sometimes a person drinks of the cup which sends them reeling, then God takes the cup back from them and they recover (Psalm 60:3; Isa. 51:22). However, God does not always take the cup back, and the person who drinks it falls to the ground and never rises again (Obad. 16; Jer. 25:27). So Jesus' prayer did come true. The "cup" was passed from Him when He resurrected from the dead. To tell you the truth. There are many different answers to this question. But I think the one who truly knows the answer is Jesus Christ himself. Some responses might say that Jesus was quoting Psalm 22:1 to prove that He was the Messiah that fulfilled the prophecies. Jews were known for reading their Psalms outloud and since there were people around Jesus, they might realize that He was the Messiah. Another reason can be: 2 Cor. 5:21 says, "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." It is possible that at some moment on the cross, when Jesus became sin on our behalf, that God the Father, in a sense, turned His back upon the Son. It says in Hab. 1:13 that God is too pure to look upon evil. Therefore, it is possible that when Jesus bore our sins in His body on the cross (1 Pet. 2:24), that the Father, spiritually, turned away. At that time, the Son may have cried out. One thing is for sure. We have no capacity to appreciate the utterly horrific experience of having the sins of the world put upon the Lord Jesus as He hung, in excruciating pain, from that cross. The physical pain was immense. The spiritual one must have been even greater. That shows us clearly how much God loves us. http://www.carm.org/questions/why_forsake_me.htm The point is, Jesus did not refuse to heal the Canaanite woman's daughter. He ended up healing her in response to her faith. That was the whole lesson of the passage. God responds to us when we have faith and never give up. This corresponds to Jesus' teaching on seek and you shall find, ask and it will be given to you (Matthew 7:7, and Luke 11:9). Jesus could read the hearts of men. The Pharisees weren't ready to see. Jesus showed them miracles in front of their eyes and they called Him a devil, what makes you think they would be convinced He was the Messiah through parables? The parables were only for His sheep--those who realized He was the Messiah. The Bible implies that godly wisdom is despised by the world. And this is true. If you tell a heathen a parable they would tell you to get out of their way, call you a "Jesus freak" or just plain say, "He's just being a wise guy." The only wisdom heathens know is that of the world. They are carnal and do not take heed to spiritual wisdom. I'm sure most Christians can testify to that because we all must have been heathens at some point in our lives. Jesus Himself said: I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight (Luke 10:21, Matthew 11:25). Some people just harden their hearts and are not willing to receive the grace of God. |
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