Ozpen. If he is such a loving caring God, then why did he let his dearly beloved son die such an excruciating death. You can't have it both ways.
David

Hi David,

The quote is from Matthew 27:46, it's repeated word for word in the very shot Gospel of Mark 15:34. Like every thing Jesus is reported to have said, nothing is truly verifiable, it's all a matter of faith. In the three synoptic Gospels Matthew, Mark and Luke, Christ is portrayed as a man with divine qualities. In John, Christ is portrayed as a divine being with manly qualities.

"The Christian religion portrays God as a loving father looking after his flock" That is true today, but not so long ago, God was portrayed as an angry vengeful God.

"Overdoing the 30 minute experts jibe a touch aren't we?
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A bit too close to home?

VK3AUU,

<<Ozpen. If he is such a loving caring God, then why did he let his dearly beloved son die such an excruciating death. You can't have it both ways.>>

It is important to understand that Jesus was a Jew and the Jewish way of covering/forgiving sin (atonement) was through a blood sacrifice: "For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life" (Leviticus 17:11).

The loving God keeps His Covenant through blood sacrifice.

I can just imagine what they thought back in the day when the Churh mob were applying red hot irons to a blokes bare feet. "This is only a tickle compared to what God's going to do when he gets his hands on you."

OzSpen and other committed believers,

Would you like to comment on the other early Christian writings (Gospels) which were for at least 300 years accepted as accounts of the life and teachings of Jesus. In 1945 the Gospel of Thomas was discovered in Egypt and has been dated as an early account of the word of Christ. Some believe this Gospel was written by the Christ Apostle Thomas, who is named in Matthew 10:3. Was Thomas even literate? A lack of literacy among Jesus and his followers may explain the lack of first hand accounts of the first century AD "Jesus Movement".