09-06-2009, 11:32 PM
It was never not clear, for me. It is you who are struggling.
Jesus came as a man. He felt human pain, etc. You are taking one small thing WAY out of context.
A better question would be: Why did God prophesy 'this,' ad not 'that.' For whatever reason, this is the story we have.
Why do fish swim in the ocean and not fly in the sky? I cannot divine God's purpose beyond a belief that He wants us to come together as one, and it is man who creates obstacles.
Does a husband not ask his wife for comfort or help in a time of need, and vice-versa?
In fact, it could easily be argued the opposite way. God sent the prophets to no avail. He cannot come Himself, as he came to Moses, Abraham, etc. So He sent His Son in His image, but also in the form of man. Why was this the prophesy? I don't have a clue. How was it the prophesy is an equally problematical theological question. (How much freewill do we really have?)
But to hang all your interpretations on a simple utterance of despair is to miss the forest for the tree. Do we not all despair? Do we not suffer the more, the more good we do? There are a great many things to learn from the Crucifixion, <b>yet you come away saying that Jesus was not the Son of God, which is the same claim as those who crucified Him.</b>
That is not the company I would desire to be in, personally.
It is my opinion that ideas rule the world. I choose the ideas I believe carefully.