[peters01alm]

Why did Jesus cried out to the Lord on the cross when he knew very well that it had to happen in order that the Scripture could be fulfilled ?

[RustyFairmount]

Because he was human. It is not easy to die. He expressed himself as any human would. He also showed us the meaning of surrender when he said "into your hands I commend my spirit." So ultimately he understood that God's plan is the only plan that truly matters.

[MoonlitWaves]

Yes Rusty answers well.
Also consider this peters01alm... Jesus said "My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?" See God was with Jesus always during His time on earth. God had to turn away so that Jesus could die. Jesus felt that difference. God was with Him then He wasn't. It's a big difference, one in which Jesus had never felt before and so it is understandable that He felt that way and cried out. Who wouldn't?

[Choux]

The real person that the "Jesus Christ" of Paul and other religious revisionists was modeled after taught that the *Kingdom of Heaven* was on earth! He was a Jewish man, a teacher on spiritual matters TO JEWS. He did not want to start a new religion, Paul did!

His remarks on the cross are of the most poignant in human history...

[peters01alm]

Because he was human. It is not easy to die. He expressed himself as any human would. He also showed us the meaning of surrender when he said "into your hands I commend my spirit." So ultimately he understood that God's plan is the only plan that truely matters.

Lets break it down into 5 points
1. was Jesus really human in the many senses that we understand humanity today? Is he not a member of the Holy Trinity ? I mean the miraculous events associated with Him should not be only understood as mere symbolism but they could have actually happened in reality... I guess our Saviour had a divine Soul in a Human body.

2. it may be easy to die , it does not have to be a terrible experience.
3. Being the son of a virgin and bred by a carpenter he could have had an opportunity to " express" himself in remarkable human ways - He Himself was a carpenter until 3 years before His death.
4. surrender to whom God or the Roman soldiers ?
5. Jesus knew and understood God's plan even before His mother knew she was pregnant with the Son of God - HOLY TRINITY.

[peters01alm]

Yes Rusty answers well.
God was with Him then He wasn't. It's a big difference, one in which Jesus had never felt before and so it is understandable that He felt that way and cried out. Who wouldn't?

It is understandable that any normal human being would have felt the pain and asked for God's intervention. That God at any point / rate abondened His only begotten Son to the mercy of the Roman soldiers is a little tricky because He ( God ) and Jesus together planned the events of that day. In order that you and I could be saved from eternal sin. I think Jesus never really told anyone why He said those words. In fact anyone who thought and rightly believed that He was Joseph's son might have not understood the real meaning of the words.

[tx2346]

O, now you've got me going (metaphysically speaking).
Jesus quoted prophetic scriptures that he believed he was fulfilling.
On the cross, his 'My God, My God, Why have you forsaken me' is direct
From Psalm 22. It was common practice to refer to the meaning of a
Familiar passage of scripture by means of its first phrase.
In addition, the evidence is that he was reciting the whole Psalm,
Perhaps as a kind of mantra to keep focused on the Father despite
Feeling separated. Matthew 27:45 indicates via 'darkness' the
Commencement of the judgement/separation. Verse 46 is his loud (public)
Utterance, the "My God!...". The next verses indicate a period
Before his physical death. Verse 50 "Jesus cried out again with a loud
voice, and then yielded up his spirit".
I think that is amplified by John 19:28-30. Verse 30 "It is finished"
(tetelestai in greek, could also be interpreted in the middle voice
Rather than the passive, "He has accomplished it Himself, fully")...
Which is quoting the final verse of Psalm 22: 31B. From verse 22
Onward, that Psalm had switched from despair to faith, hope, and
victory.
A curious person might wonder why the full story is split between two
Accounts, Matthew and John. A practical note is that John happened to
Be the closest to Jesus at the cross (John19:26)... so that final
Utterance, perhaps less distinct due to physical exhaustion, might have
Been understood only to him.
Finally, back in Matthew27:51, we see the symbol of separation between
God and man being removed (the curtain in the temple barring entrance
To the Holy-of-Holies). This is the accomplishment of the sacrifice.
And next, resurrection of the dead. Clear enough symbologies.

There are numerous documented examples of humans who have died in what we would assume to be painful ways, yet because of their faith (or some other spiritual grace or ability of which we normals are ignorant) they have not suffered as we would.
I think it is safe to assume that Jesus would be chief amongst this category of saints.

Moreover, an orthodox interpretation assumes that the 'blood of Christ that
Cleanses from all sin' was not his literal physical blood being
Spilled... his throat was not slit like the old jewish animal
Sacrifices, he did not bleed to death... by analogy, his death
Sacrifice occurred on the spiritual level. Blood is a symbol of
Life-Essence, and so his spiritual death on the cross is equivalent to
Separation-from-TheLifeSource, i.e. God-the-Father. (only a minority of
Very literalminded fundamentalists think it is talking about physical
Blood). My contemplations have been to attempt to understand something
More of the meaning/purpose of 'sacrifice' at that spiritual level.

OK, now 'he is finished' :-) . Thanks for your interest!
THOMAS

[De Maria]

why did Jesus cried out to the Lord on the cross when he knew very well that it had to happen in order that the Scripture could be fulfilled ?

He was reminding the Jews of the prophecy that the Messiah must die:

Matthew 16 21 From that time Jesus began to shew to his disciples, that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the ancients and scribes and chief priests, and be put to death, and the third day rise again.

And He did so by quoting a famous Psalm:

Psalms 21 2 O God my God, look upon me: why hast thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation are the words of my sins.

Note how the Psalm goes on to describe Jesus' passion:

17 For many dogs have encompassed me: the council of the malignant hath besieged me. They have dug my hands and feet. 18 They have numbered all my bones. And they have looked and stared upon me. 19 They parted my garments amongst them; and upon my vesture they cast lots. 20 But thou, O Lord, remove not thy help to a distance from me; look towards my defence.

Sincerely,

[peters01alm]

So , the physical death was not important but the purpose thereof ?

[De Maria]

O, now you've got me going (metaphysically speaking).
Jesus quoted prophetic scriptures that he believed he was fulfilling.
On the cross, his 'My God, My God, Why have you forsaken me' is direct
from Psalm 22. It was common practice to refer to the meaning of a
familiar passage of scripture by means of its first phrase.
In addition, the evidence is that he was reciting the whole Psalm,
perhaps as a kind of mantra to keep focussed on the Father despite
feeling separated. Matthew 27:45 indicates via 'darkness' the
commencement of the judgement/separation. Verse 46 is his loud (public)
utterance, the "My God!...". The next verses indicate a period of time
before his physical death. Verse 50 "Jesus cried out again with a loud
voice, and then yielded up his spirit".
I think that is amplified by John 19:28-30. Verse 30 "It is finished"
(tetelestai in greek, could also be interpreted in the middle voice
rather than the passive, "He has accomplished it Himself, fully") ...
which is quoting the final verse of Psalm 22: 31B. From verse 22
onward, that Psalm had switched from despair to faith, hope, and
victory.
A curious person might wonder why the full story is split between two
accounts, Matthew and John. A practical note is that John happened to
be the closest to Jesus at the cross (John19:26)... so that final
utterance, perhaps less distinct due to physical exhaustion, might have
been understood only to him.
Finally, back in Matthew27:51, we see the symbol of separation between
God and man being removed (the curtain in the temple barring entrance
to the Holy-of-Holies). This is the accomplishment of the sacrifice.
And next, resurrection of the dead. Clear enough symbologies.

There are numerous documented examples of humans who have died in what we would assume to be painful ways, yet because of their faith (or some other spiritual grace or ability of which we normals are ignorant) they have not suffered as we would.
I think it is safe to assume that Jesus would be chief amongst this category of saints.

Moreover, an orthodox interpretation assumes that the 'blood of Christ that
cleanses from all sin' was not his literal physical blood being
spilled... his throat was not slit like the old jewish animal
sacrifices, he did not bleed to death... by analogy, his death
sacrifice occured on the spiritual level. Blood is a symbol of
Life-Essence, and so his spiritual death on the cross is equivalent to
Separation-from-TheLifeSource, ie God-the-Father. (only a minority of
very literalminded fundamentalists think it is talking about physical
blood). My contemplations have been to attempt to understand something
more of the meaning/purpose of 'sacrifice' at that spiritual level.

OK, now 'he is finished' :-) . Thanks for your interest!
THOMAS

Excellent! Is there a book to which you could refer me?

Sincerely,

[giani513]

God spared Abraham of sacrificing his son. Maybe Jesus thought they He too would be spared.

[peters01alm]

That 's possible , if your jesus was just another jewish preacher who did not descend onto this earth with a special divine mission - to save all humanity from eternal sin.

[Fr_Chuck]

Jesus was still human in earthly form. He was suffering from all the sin, every sin we have and every sin not even committed yet were all put upon him, The pain must have been unbearable. And in the end, we can try to over think and study things, the fact we should remember is that he did die and rise from the dead, and that it was that event that has saved us from our sins by our trust and faith in him. So often we have to remember the event, not worry about how it could have been or try to anything more than having faith in it.

[peters01alm]

Jesus was still human in earthly form.
He could still have looked , acted , behaved - did He marry anybody/anything ?- and of course died human to humans who witnessed it all. Some sources , the Bible in particular , teaches us that He did not have a human father. Furthermore , certain critics claim that Mary was and remained a VIRGIN after Jesus's birth:confused:

[lobrobster]

Because he was human. It is not easy to die. He expressed himself as any human would. He also showed us the meaning of surrender when he said "into your hands I commend my spirit." So ultimately he understood that God's plan is the only plan that truely matters.

I thought Jesus was God?

[Donna Mae]

[QUOTE= Furthermore , certain critics claim that Mary was and remained a VIRGIN after Jesus's birth:confused:[/QUOTE]

Mark 3:31-32
Then Jesus' mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call Him. A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, "Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you."

He also had sisters, I'll look for the scripture.

[Donna Mae]

Mark 6:1-3
Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples... Many who heard Him were amazed.

"Where did this man get these things?" they asked. "What's this wisdom that has been given Him, that he even does miracles! Isn't this the carpenter? Isn't this Mary's son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him.

[savedsinner7]

He cried out when God had removed His presence from Jesus and placed our sins full on Him.

[Galveston1]

[QUOTE=Choux]The real person that the "Jesus Christ" of Paul and other religious revisionists was modeled after taught that the *Kingdom of Heaven* was on earth! He was a Jewish man, a teacher on spiritual matters TO JEWS. He did not want to start a new religion, Paul did!

I have seen this before, but is is simply not so.
1. Jesus did not say that the Kingdom of Heaven WAS on Earth. If so, why did He teach to pray for that Kingdom to come? That Kingdom will be on Earth when Jesus returns and rules as King.

Here is what He said:

Luke 17:20-21
20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! Or, lo there! For, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. (Not within the Pharisees, but within the believers.)
(KJV)

2. Paul did not start a new religion.

Gal 2:1-2
1 Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.
2 And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.
(KJV)

Gal 2:6-7
6 But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me:
7 But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter;
(KJV)

Paul had a conference with the Elders at Jeursalem to determine if he was preaching the same gospel that they were. He was!

Even the Apostle Peter recognized the writings of Paul as being "scripture".

2 Pet 3:15-16
15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
(KJV)

Note the comparison that Peter makes between Paul's writings and "OTHER scriptkures.

It is absured to claim that Paul was a revisionist and detached from the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Now how did that smiley get in there?

[Fr_Chuck]

Jesus was still human in earthly form.
He could still have looked , acted , behaved - did He marry anybody/anything ?- and of course died human to humans who witnessed it all. Some sources , the Bible in particular , teaches us that He did not have a human father. Furthermore , certain critics claim that Mary was and remained a VIRGIN after Jesus's birth:confused:

We do not know if he got married or not, there is no mention of him getting married, so it is doubtful, If he did, that would not change his purpose and message.

True he had no human father, we also do not know for sure if Mary and Josehp ever had sex after Jesus birth, one would assume ( guess ) that they did, as it does speak of Jesus brothers and sisters, ( some say this was Josephs childrn from an earlier marriage, but they are not mentioned in the early stories of jesus birth either.( But in the aspect of the bible, it does not matter if she did or if she did not, since it is not her but Jesus that the message is about