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Old 01-24-2009, 04:57 PM
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Re: Jesus forsaken?
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Originally Posted by mfblume View Post
It could mean that Christ was humanly abandoned by all support of His deity that He felt absolute suffering and agony, without comfort whatsoever, although He always and fully remained the fullness of the Godhead bodily. Whatever the case, Jesus was always fullness of the Godhead bodily. Deity did not physically leave Him. But I do believe deity in Him pulled all comfort towards His human soul away, which is what happens due to our sin. Would that not be called spiritual death?

If deity physically left Jesus, He would not exist as a person, because His Person is God.
How can His deity leave His humanity? That goes against everything theological about him being God...Adoptionism in reverse
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