Thursday, September 05, 2019

Christ On The Cross: dealing with some errors

The Father did not abandon His Son, in whom He was well pleased, at the cross. Jesus was always pleasing to the Father because He is part of the Triune Godhead,  and this is also why there could never be any abandonment or separation between any of them.

This article by Doron Gladden goes into detail on this topic. He also deals with Thabibi Anyabile's claims and error as well as a bit of Austin Duncan's (on Ps 22 where he states "Jesus is evil incarnate").

I looked up the Greek word for "in" in 1 Peter 2:24 which is what Duncan refers to at the 18:25 time mark as listed below, and the Greek word is the preposition "en" which can (and here, should) be translated "on":

1Pe 2:24  and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed. 

Just as the bull did not have sin put into it as a temporary atonement for the sins of Israel (it could never take away sin), Jesus too, did not have sin put into Him; both had sin imputed to them (counted as if they had), but it was not actual. It was substitutionary. Neither had a sin nature. Yet Duncan clearly believes Jesus had sin inside Himself while on the cross. This is blasphemy (and it's gnostic too, I believe, because it alludes to a different Jesus on the cross versus the One who prior to the crucifixion was sinless).

Some of Duncan's claims about Jesus on the cross in his message "Christ in the Psalms: Delivered to Death" on September 9, 2013:

Time mark  41:40 "His distress, pain,  trouble, misery,  wretchedness, misfortune, sorrow, adversity, torment, and tribulation, is not ultimate."

Time Mark 43:58 - he says "Jesus was evil incarnate".  


Jesus is abandoned by God: 15:40 - 19:00


God could not look upon sin especially in His own Son 17:38

Jesus bore our sins in His body on the cross 18:25


No Christian should ever use the terms "wretchedness" and "misfortune" in describing Christ Jesus on the cross. Neither of those words are biblical and promote sin and happenstance, which clearly is impossible with the God of Scripture.  And to accuse Christ as having sin "in" Him, and that He was "evil incarnate" is absolute blasphemy. He was without sin, a perfect and pleasing sacrifice on the cross in the place of elect sinners. Is. 53 as well as the New Testament say that the Father was well pleased with Him and that He is without sin. 


Psa 22:24  For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Neither has He hidden His face from him; But when he cried to Him for help, He heard. 

Isa 53:10  But the LORD was pleased To crush Him, putting Him to grief; If He would render Himself as a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, And the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.

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