“We all, like sheep, have gone astray … and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all” (Isaiah 53:6). And He did, that we might, through repentance from sin and faith in Him as our Savior and Lord, be forgiven of our sin and reconciled with God. He could not suffer and die with respect to His deity, but He could suffer the agony of separation from the Father and actually die physically with respect to His humanity. Jesus was both God and man united in one divine Person. Since Jesus was dying for our sin as our substitute, He was experiencing the agony of separation from His Father. ![]() Spiritual death is the separation of the spirit from God. Physical death is the separation of the spirit from the body. Death includes two dimensions-physical and spiritual. The penalty for sin is death (Romans 6:23). He is suffering the penalty for our sin, in our place. Jesus is actually quoting the opening line of Psalm 22 and using it to express His deep agony on the cross. ![]() Jesus’ cry, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Mark 15:34) has puzzled many.
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