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Evil and the Cross

Was Jesus Forsaken?

March 15, 2012 by Tom Grosh IV 1 Comment

2012 Lenten Reflection Series While prayerfully considering  Why Does God Suffer?,  I came across advance material from  Thomas H. McCall's  Forsaken: The Trinity and the Cross, and Why It Matters  (InterVarsity, May 2012). With the excerpt, InterVarsity Press Academic posted two questions on G+: Was Jesus forsaken on the Cross? What are the implications of the answer? Below's an edited version of what I shared. Was Jesus forsaken on the Cross?  Yes, but it's important to define how Jesus was forsaken on … [Read more...] about Was Jesus Forsaken?

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: Aslan, evil, Evil and the Cross, Forsaken, Forsaken: The Trinity and the Cross and Why It Matters, Henri Blocher, humility, lent, Peter Lombard, Philippians 2:1-11, Stone Table, the cross, Thomas H. McCall, Why Does God Suffer?

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