At One

Recently, an article was written in a Christian publication that explained the cross as a legal transaction. The author went on to say that God had to kill an innocent person in order to save the guilty. Any theology that pits the Father against the Son is unbiblical. Jesus hushed these lies when He said, "I and the Father are one heart and mind." (John 10:30 The Message)  And again He assures us that He was not forced to lay down His life, "No one can take my life, I will lay it down freely and I will take it up again.” (John 10:17,18).

Did Jesus endure the cross alone? Did the Father desert Him? "In that thick darkness God's presence was hidden. He makes darkness His pavilion, and conceals His glory from human eyes. God and  His holy angels were beside the cross. The Father was with His Son. Yet His presence was not revealed. Had His glory flashed forth from the cloud, every human beholder would have been destroyed. And in that dreadful hour Christ was not to be comforted with the Father's presence. He trod the wine press alone, and of the people there was none with Him. {DA 753.4}

Question any idea that suggests the Father needed to kill His Son in order for peace to be restored in the universe. For more on this intriguing topic - click here to listen to Dr. Tim Jennings present, "The Bloody Truth."