Jesus' feeling of abandonment reflects the weight of sin He bore and highlights the depth of His suffering as our substitute.
The depth of Jesus' abandonment is poignantly captured in His cry, 'My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?' (Matthew 27:46). This moment signifies not only the intense suffering He experienced as He bore our sins but also the fulfillment of prophecies such as Psalm 22. It underscores the reality of His dual nature as both fully God and fully man, allowing Him to experience true separation from the Father, which is a direct consequence of sin. This forsakenness highlights the cost of our redemption and the gravity of the price paid for our salvation.
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