Contributed by Mike Hamilton on Apr 17, 2003
                    
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    When Jesus said, "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?" was he asking a question about God’s presence?  Or is it possible that he was making a proclamation?  This sermon takes the position that Jesus was making a statement rather than asking a questi
                
                    
                        “Forsaken? Or Exalted?”
Matthew 27:46
(Read Matthew 27:46)
Traditional Interpretation: at the moment Christ took upon himself the sin of the world, the Father in Heaven could not look upon the Son, and so he turned away, forsaking his Son.
3 Primary reasons for this view:
1.  2 Corinthians 5:21
                        
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