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The 190th Christian Carnival was up (and still is) at the Minor Prophet.

I might find time soon to write something that could be submitted. In the meantime, enjoy the Carnival (if you haven’t already).

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To be found at ye ole Diary of 1.

At Bounded Irrationality.

Just visited Bounded Irrationality, the website where the next Christian Carnival will be held.  I’ve been there a couple of times before to read Starving Econ Grad’s contribution to the Christian Carnival, but just found this post requesting prayer about the possibility that he may have lymphoma, and the next on the first round of inconclusive tests.

If you have a moment, please pray for SEG and his wife.

It’s an idea that seems to be gaining traction, or maybe I have just become more aware of it, i.e. the idea that Father did not forsake Jesus on the cross.

A quick google search turned up a couple of arguments against the idea that God forsook Jesus on the cross here and here.  One article is more convincing than the other, but I have a question for “anti-forsakers”.

When Jesus cried out, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?“, would the Sinless One not have sinned unless that were true?

Think with me.  Suppose Jesus knew that God had not forsaken him.  To know that and then quote that verse would be dishonouring to God and a lie.  A sin.

On the other hand, suppose Jesus was under so much torment that he felt as if God had left him.  If God had truly not forsaken him, wouldn’t crying out asking why God had forsaken him reveal a lack of faith and hence a sin?

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