Anguish -
"And on that day," declares the Lord God, "I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight."--Amos 8:9 "For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." --II Corinthians 5:21 "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree." --Galatians 3:13 Theological doctrine of the atonement: "Vicarious atonement" I. Jesus experienced anguish on the cross (v. 46) A. Jesus was forsaken (abandoned) by God on the cross "Forsaking someone in a state of defeat or helplessness in the midst of hostile circumstances."
B. Jesus suffered the judgment and wrath of God for our sins II. Accept Jesus' payment on the cross and God will never forsake you "God offered him (Jesus), so that by his sacrificial death he should become the means by which people's sins are forgiven through their faith in him. God did this in order to demonstrate that he is righteous...In this way God shows that he himself is righteous and that he puts right everyone who believes in Jesus." "...because God has said, 'Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.'" III. Reject Jesus' payment on the cross and God will forsake you beyond the grave
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