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== Resources ==<br />
'''God's Word First.org:'''<br />
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* https://godswordfirst.org/bible-maps-charts-bible-lands/<br />
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'''BibleHub.com | Atlas:''' https://bibleatlas.org/<br />
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* [https://bibleatlas.org/biblemapper/genesis/12.htm Bible Mapper WebViewer]: Shows the locations mentioned in any chapter of the bible.<br />
* [https://bibleatlas.org/isv/ ISV Bible Atlas]: Area maps by time period<br />
** [https://bibleatlas.org/isv/paul.htm Paul's Missionary Journeys]<br />
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== Inspiration Links ==<br />
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* William H. Gross: https://www.onthewing.org/<br />
** LINKS: https://www.onthewing.org/Links.html<br />
* Dr. Michael S. Heiser: https://drmsh.com/<br />
* https://www.theopedia.com/<br />
* https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Portal:Christianity<br />
** Gospel of John: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Gospel_of_John_(CBS)<br />
*** https://catholic-resources.org/John/Intro.html<br />
* https://conversatio.org/<br />
** Full Library: https://conversatio.org/library/<br />
** Desert Spirituality: https://conversatio.org/collections/desert-spirituality/<br />
** The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius: https://conversatio.org/the-spiritual-exercises-of-st-ignatius/<br />
* Dallas Willard: https://dwillard.org/<br />
* https://www.jesuswalk.com/<br />
* https://www.practicingtheway.org/<br />
* https://culturecarecreative.com/</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Inspiration&diff=1833Inspiration2024-03-27T13:44:32Z<p>Admin: /* Inspiration Links */</p>
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== Inspiration Links ==<br />
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* William H. Gross: https://www.onthewing.org/<br />
* Dr. Michael S. Heiser: https://drmsh.com/<br />
* https://www.theopedia.com/<br />
* https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Portal:Christianity<br />
** Gospel of John: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Gospel_of_John_(CBS)<br />
*** https://catholic-resources.org/John/Intro.html<br />
* https://conversatio.org/<br />
** Full Library: https://conversatio.org/library/<br />
** Desert Spirituality: https://conversatio.org/collections/desert-spirituality/<br />
** The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius: https://conversatio.org/the-spiritual-exercises-of-st-ignatius/<br />
* Dallas Willard: https://dwillard.org/<br />
* https://www.jesuswalk.com/<br />
* https://www.practicingtheway.org/<br />
* https://culturecarecreative.com/</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Resources/OER&diff=1832Resources/OER2024-03-27T13:35:01Z<p>Admin: /* Christian OER Sites */</p>
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'''Open Culture.com''' | 1,700 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs): <br />
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* https://www.gutenberg.org/<br />
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* https://archive.org/<br />
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*https://oercommons.org/<br />
'''Wikiversity'''<br />
*https://www.wikiversity.org/<br />
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* https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page<br />
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'''Dallas Theological Seminary | Free Courses'''<br />
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* https://www.sermonindex.net/modules/bible_books/?view=books_list<br />
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'''Internet Medieval Sourcebook'''<br />
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* https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/sbook.asp <br />
** By Fordham University Center for Medieval Studies.<br />
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* https://www.crivoice.org/index.html<br />
* (Wesleyan / Global Ecumenical ministry Resources)<br />
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'''Catholic Resources.org'''<br />
*https://catholic-resources.org/<br />
**Maintained by [https://catholic-resources.org/CV-Intros.htm Fr. Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D]<br />
'''NewAdvent.org'''<br />
*https://www.newadvent.org/<br />
**Fathers of the Church: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/<br />
**Summa Theologiae: https://www.newadvent.org/summa/<br />
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'''Monergism.com'''<br />
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* https://www.monergism.com/<br />
* Library of Theological Resources from the Reformed perspective<br />
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'''On the wing.org'''<br />
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* https://www.onthewing.org/sitemap.html<br />
* Reformation Theology (Protestant)<br />
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'''Manochos.net'''<br />
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* https://webarchive.loc.gov/legacy/20011202180316/http://monachos.net/links/index.shtml<br />
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== Inspiration Links ==<br />
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* Dr. Michael S. Heiser: https://drmsh.com/<br />
* https://www.theopedia.com/<br />
* https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Portal:Christianity<br />
** Gospel of John: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Gospel_of_John_(CBS)<br />
*** https://catholic-resources.org/John/Intro.html<br />
* https://conversatio.org/<br />
** Full Library: https://conversatio.org/library/<br />
** Desert Spirituality: https://conversatio.org/collections/desert-spirituality/<br />
** The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius: https://conversatio.org/the-spiritual-exercises-of-st-ignatius/<br />
* Dallas Willard: https://dwillard.org/<br />
* https://www.jesuswalk.com/<br />
* https://www.practicingtheway.org/<br />
* https://culturecarecreative.com/</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Inspiration&diff=1830Inspiration2024-03-27T13:31:53Z<p>Admin: /* Inspiration Links */</p>
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== Inspiration Links ==<br />
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* https://www.theopedia.com/<br />
* https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Portal:Christianity<br />
** Gospel of John: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Gospel_of_John_(CBS)<br />
*** https://catholic-resources.org/John/Intro.html<br />
* https://conversatio.org/<br />
** Full Library: https://conversatio.org/library/<br />
** Desert Spirituality: https://conversatio.org/collections/desert-spirituality/<br />
** The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius: https://conversatio.org/the-spiritual-exercises-of-st-ignatius/<br />
* Dallas Willard: https://dwillard.org/<br />
* https://www.jesuswalk.com/<br />
* https://www.practicingtheway.org/<br />
* https://culturecarecreative.com/</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Prayers/Bible&diff=1829Prayers/Bible2024-03-25T13:59:10Z<p>Admin: Created page with "11 Great Prayers Of the Bible (JesusWalk.com): * https://www.jesuswalk.com/books/greatprayers.htm See Also: * Prayers/Old Testament * Prayers/New Testament"</p>
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* https://www.jesuswalk.com/books/greatprayers.htm<br />
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* [[Prayers/Old Testament]]<br />
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<div>[[File:Hermann Clementz - Christus im Getsemani-Garten betend.Jpeg|thumb|Hermann Clementz - Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane]] Below is an index of all the prayers on this wiki. <br />
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I recommend starting with [[Prayers/Lord's Prayer, The|The Lord's Prayer]].<br />
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{{Special:PrefixIndex/Prayers/}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Psalms]]<br />
* [[Teachings/Prayer]]<br />
* [[Prayers/Bible]]<br />
* [[Liturgies]]<br />
**[[Liturgy/Lord's Prayer, The]]<br />
***[[Liturgy/Embolism, the]]<br />
*** [[Prayers/St. Ignatius of Loyola]]<br />
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== Inspiration Links: ==<br />
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* [https://acollectionofprayers.com aCollectionofPrayers.com] - An online collection of prayers from throughout Church History<br />
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== Recommended Literature ==<br />
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* [https://www.amazon.com/Years-Prayer-Compiled-Michael-Counsell/dp/0819219215 2000 Years of Prayer] - (Book) Compiled by Michael Counsell</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Sayings/Jesus_on_the_cross&diff=1827Sayings/Jesus on the cross2024-03-25T13:35:46Z<p>Admin: /* References */</p>
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<div>== Jesus' Seven Sayings upon the Cross<ref>Baker Publishing Group, http://assets.bakerpublishinggroup.com/misc/BakerAcademic/eSources/PowelleSources/words-of-jesus.html</ref> ==<br />
Jesus speaks seven times from the cross but not seven times in any one Gospel. The Gospels relate three very different stories regarding Jesus’ dying words. In one story, Jesus speaks only once; in a second, he speaks three times; and in a third, he speaks another three times. However, there are no parallels between what is said in any one of these three stories and what is said in the other two stories.<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
! (A) Matthew and Mark !! (B) Luke !! (C) John<br />
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| “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matt. 27:46; Mark 15:34) || || <br />
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| || “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34) || <br />
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| || “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” (Luke 23:43) || <br />
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|“Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” (Luke 23:46) ([https://biblehub.com/psalms/31-5.htm Psalm 31:5])<br />
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|“Woman, here is your son. Here is your mother.” (John 19:26–27)<br />
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|“I am thirsty.” (John 19:28)<br />
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|“It is finished.” (John 19:30)<br />
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== What Happens When Jesus Dies?<ref>Baker Publishing Group, http://www.textbookesources.bpgftp.com/Powell_Explore/4.7.htm</ref> ==<br />
In each of our four New Testament Gospels, the events that are narrated immediately after Jesus’s death may indicate a primary concern for that particular book.<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
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!Matthew 27:51–54<br />
!Mark 15:38-39<br />
!Luke 23:47–48<br />
!John 19:31–34<br />
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* darkness came over the whole land (from noon till three in the afternoon) v. 45 ([https://biblehub.com/amos/8-9.htm see Amos 8:9])<br />
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* darkness came over the whole land (from noon till three in the afternoon) v. 44 ([https://biblehub.com/amos/8-9.htm see Amos 8:9])<br />
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* The curtain in the Jerusalem temple tore in two (at the moment that Jesus cried out his last words, committing his Spirit to the Father)<br />
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* The curtain in the Jerusalem temple tore from top to bottom<br />
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* The curtain in the Jerusalem temple tore in two<br />
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* the centurion proclaimed, "Surely he was the Son of God!"<br />
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* the centurion proclaimed, "Surely this man was the Son of God!"<br />
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* the gentile centurion began to praise God, acknowledging Jesus’s innocence "Surely this was a righteous man."<br />
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* An earthquake opened tombs in the cemetery such that the bodies of many saints came back to life and came out of their tombs<br />
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* the multitudes who were present returned home, beating their breasts in repentance<br />
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* Jesus' side was pierced with a spear causing water and blood to gush forth<br />
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|'''Interpretation''': Matthew, like Mark, believes that Jesus’s death has provided a once-for-all-time sacrifice for sin, but Matthew also wants to stress that Jesus’s death opens the door to life after death. It is in the context of this eternal dimension that he is to be regarded as the Son of God.<br />
|'''Interpretation''': Mark believes that Jesus’s death has provided a ransom for sin (10:45), making the sacrificial cult of the Jerusalem temple obsolete. Mark also wants to tell his readers that it is only through the cross that one can come to understand fully who Jesus is.<br />
|'''Interpretation''': Luke is less concerned than Mark and Matthew with reflection on the theological meaning of Jesus’s death (i.e., its redemptive or atoning effect); however, Luke is more concerned than the other Gospels with the proper response of people to what Jesus has done. Luke believes that the word of the cross should lead people to worship and repentance.<br />
|'''Interpretation''': John’s Gospel is often heavily symbolic and water and blood are almost universal symbols for life. The flow of water and blood from a person’s body is reminiscent of what happens when a woman gives birth. John may be implying that, even as Jesus dies, he gives birth to a new life for all those who believe in him.<br />
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== Psalm 22 and Its Fulfillment in Jesus Christ<ref>Bible Central, <nowiki>https://biblecentral.info/library/chapter/psalm-22-and-its-fulfillment-in-jesus-christ/</nowiki></ref> ==<br />
Jesus's cry of dereliction upon the cross is a direct quote from the opening of Psalm 22. This Old Testament prophecy was written a thousand years before Jesus Christ came to earth and yet it contains a remarkably detailed foretelling of Jesus’ unique death on the cross. For instance, death by crucifixion involves the water filling up the lungs and death by severe dehydration and asphyxiation. That is why water poured from His side when pierced with a spear. See verses 14-16 below:<br />
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<blockquote><poem><br />
I am poured out like water,<br />
::and all my bones are out of joint.<br />
My heart has turned to wax;<br />
::it has melted within me.<br />
My mouth is dried up like a potsherd,<br />
::and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;<br />
::you lay me in the dust of death.<br />
Dogs surround me,<br />
::a pack of villains encircles me;<br />
::they pierce my hands and my feet.</poem></blockquote><br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Psalm 22 !! Fulfillment in Christ<br />
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| “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?” (v. 1).&nbsp; || “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Matt. 27:46).&nbsp;<br />
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| “Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. They cried unto thee, and were delivered” (vv. 4–5).&nbsp; || “He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him” (Matt. 27:43).&nbsp;<br />
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| “But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people” (v. 6).&nbsp; || “They spit upon him . . . smote him on the head. .&nbsp;. . They had mocked him” (Matt. 27:30–31).&nbsp;<br />
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| “All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head” (v. 7).&nbsp; || “They that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads” (Matt. 27:39; Mark 15:29).&nbsp;<br />
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| “He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him” (v. 8).&nbsp; || “And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them deride him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ” (Luke 23:35).&nbsp;<br />
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| “I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels” (v. 14).&nbsp; || “One of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water” (John 19:34).&nbsp;<br />
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| “My strength is dried upon like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death” (v. 15).&nbsp; || “Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst” (John 19:28).&nbsp;<br />
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| “For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me” (v. 15).&nbsp; || Chief priests, elders, the multitude, soldiers, scribes, thieves took actions against Jesus (Matt. 27:20–44).&nbsp;<br />
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| “They pierced my hands and my feet.” (v. 16)&nbsp; || “And they crucified him” (Matt. 27:35).“And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced” (John 19:37, citing Zech. 12:10).&nbsp;<br />
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| “All my bones are on display; people stare and gloat over me.” (v. 17).&nbsp;|| “But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs” (John 19:33, see also Exodus 12:46).&nbsp;<br />
John 19:23 (NASB 1995) " Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer garments and made four parts, a part to every soldier and also the tunic; now the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece. So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be”; <br />
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| “They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture” (v. 18). || “And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots” (Matt. 27:35).<br />
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== Did the Father "turn his face away?" ==<br />
The phrase comes from a popular Worship Song "'''How Deep the Father's Love for Us'''" with the lines, <br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
How deep the Father's love for us<br />
How vast beyond all measure<br />
That He should give His only Son<br />
To make a wretch His treasure<br />
How great the pain of searing loss<br />
''The Father turns His face away''<br />
As wounds which mar the Chosen One<br />
Bring many sons to glory</poem></blockquote><br />
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These are poetic ways of articulating the gospel of God's saving death upon the cross. The question before us concerns how God the Father related to God the Son upon the cross and if there is biblical/theological precedent to say that ''The Father turns His face away''? There is certainly a spectrum of viewpoints for understanding the 'hows' of the gospel of Christ's atonement that do not affect one's salvation. We all agree that God in Christ makes atonement for sin and that those who come to Him in true faith and repentance will be saved. But the question of how Christ's atonement worked and what was the role of God the Father in it is not as straightforward. <br />
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Biblically speaking Christ's sacrificial death in the gospels occurs as part of the Jewish Passover festival (often called the Last Supper in the Gospels). The reference is also made directly by John the Baptist who refers to Christ as "the lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201%3A29&version=ESV John 1:29])." The original Passover Lamb story is recounted as part of the exodus narrative in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+12%3A12-14&version=ESV Exodus 12:12-14]. A central lesson of the Passover lamb is that its shed blood caused the wrath of God to “pass over” those who applied it to their homes. This understanding is given new significance at the last supper where Christ lifts up the cup of passover wine and declares, “for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins" Matthew 26:28 (ESV). The scriptures declare that the death of Christ was performed as our (sinful humanities) substitute. A Jewish precedent for this idea (called atonement) was the story of the Passover lamb in Exodus (festival of Passover) as well as the meditation of the Priests who made various kinds of animal sacrifices that were termed "sin-offerings" that had to be made on a continual basis until the sacrifice of Christ himself. <br />
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The Bible goes on to describe Christ in his death upon the cross as both ''the sacrifice'' (the Passover lamb or "sin-offering") and ''the high priest ''who makes the annual atoning sacrifice (referred to as sin-offerings). This can be seen in verses such as [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1%3A29%3B+Eph.5%3A2%3B+2+Cor-05%3A21%3B+Hebrews+12%3A22-24%3B+Exodus+12%3A12-14%3B+Leviticus+16&version=ESV John 1:29, Eph.5:2, 2 Cor-05:21, Hebrews 4:14-16, Hebrews 12:22-24, and Leviticus 16].<br />
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We also know that this was all done according to the will and plan of God the Father as seen in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2053&version=NIV Isaiah 53] verses 4-5 and 10: <br />
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<blockquote><poem>4 Surely he took up our pain <br />
:and bore our suffering,<br />
yet we considered him punished by God,<br />
:stricken by him, and afflicted.<br />
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,<br />
:he was crushed for our iniquities;<br />
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,<br />
:and by his wounds we are healed...<br />
10 Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer,<br />
:and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin,<br />
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,<br />
:and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.</poem></blockquote><br />
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In this chapter, Isaiah the prophet warns humanity of a wrong appraisal of the death of the suffering servant messiah. At his trial, Jesus is condemned by His people as a blasphemer for claiming to be God and they considered him to be justly punished by God. Isaiah reveals the nature of Christ's suffering to be substitutional on behalf of a sinful world where all "like sheep, have gone astray" (verse 6). The suffering servant is prophetically declared as the one who will bear our just penalty for sin, through his sacrificial death. <br />
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Surely he died in our place and provided a way to "justify many" (verse 11). The question remains, did Jesus become the recipient of the wrath of God the Father? Is it biblical to pin two members of the Trinity against each other? Is it justified to say that "the Father turned his face away?" Is that phrase biblically and theologically accurate? <br />
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Perhaps the closest biblical references would be a conglomeration of verses such as [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Habakkuk+1%3A13%3B+Isa.+54%3A7-8%3B+John+18%3A11&version=ESV Habakkuk 1:13, Isa. 54:7-8, and John 18:11]. In John 18:11 Jesus refers to his calling to die for the sins of the world as to "drink the cup that the Father has given me". Many take this phrase to be synonymous with the old testament references to "the cup of God's wrath" used in verses such as [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+51%3A22%3B+Jeremiah+25%3A15%3B+Revelation+14%3A10&version=ESV Isaiah 51:22, Jeremiah 25:15, and Revelation 14:10] but it is not entirely clear. <br />
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On the other hand, we clearly find references to "God-forsakenness" in Psalm 22:1 as quoted by Jesus on the cross, <blockquote>“'''My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?'''” (Matt. 27:46; Mark 15:34) </blockquote>We know from the biblical accounts that He was on all accounts abandoned by His closest disciples in His hour of need but He has a different word to say regarding His Father in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+16%3A32&version=NIV John 16:32], <blockquote><br />
“A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You will leave me all alone. '''Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me.'''"</blockquote>Jesus spoke these words after the Last Supper where Judas had left prematurely to betray him. <br />
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What did Jesus mean when he cried out “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Was this prayer of Christ upon the cross meant to indicate an ''actual abandonment'' of God the Father towards the Son or an ''experiential/apparent abandonment (God-forsakenness)?'' <br />
<br />
Jews of that time often quoted the first line of a Psalm out loud when praying to God individually so there is precedent for Jesus wanting us to read this entire Psalm (22) messianically. Reading further down in verse 24 it states, <br />
<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
24 For he has not despised or scorned<br />
:the suffering of the afflicted one;<br />
:'''''he has not hidden his face from him'''''<br />
:'''''but has listened to his cry for help.''''' (Psalm 22:24 '''''emphasis added''''')<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
The idea of God hiding his face in the bible is connected with unanswered prayer (see also [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+59%3A1-3&version=ESV Isaiah 59:1-3]) which would not apply to Jesus on the cross, who twice addresses petitions to God the Father which were certainly heard (see also [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+5%3A7&version=NIV Hebrews 5:7]):<br />
<br />
# “'''Father, forgive them''', for they do not know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34)<br />
# “'''Father, into your hands I commend my spirit'''.” (Luke 23:46 quoting [https://biblehub.com/psalms/31-5.htm Psalm 31:5])<br />
<br />
Reading [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+31&version=NIV Psalm 31]as the final Psalm Quoted by Jesus on the cross is also a cry for deliverance and should be read in context: <blockquote><poem><br />
4 Keep me free from the trap that is set for me,<br />
:for you are my refuge.<br />
5 '''Into your hands I commit my spirit''';<br />
:deliver me, Lord, my faithful God...<br />
15 My times are in your hands;<br />
:deliver me from the hands of my enemies,<br />
:from those who pursue me.<br />
16 '''Let your face shine on your servant''';<br />
:save me in your unfailing love...<br />
22 '''In my alarm I said,'''<br />
:“'''I am cut off from your sight!'''”<br />
'''Yet you heard my cry for mercy'''<br />
:when I called to you for help.<br />
23 Love the Lord, all his faithful people!<br />
:The Lord preserves those who are true to him,<br />
:but the proud he pays back in full.<br />
24 Be strong and take heart,<br />
:all you who hope in the Lord. (Psalm 31:4-5, 15-16, 22-24 '''''emphasis added''''')<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
Here the author King David also dramatizes the experience of feeling abandoned by God but makes clear a distinction between ''actual abandonment'' and ''apparent abandonment''. Through suffering David learned that God would remain faithful through it all. As the scriptures declare in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy%202%3A13%2C2%20Corinthians%201%3A9%2CHebrews%205%3A8&version=NASB1995 2 Timothy 2:13, 2 Corinthians 1:9, and Hebrews 5:8]. <br />
<br />
Another article summarizes as follows:<blockquote>"[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+5%3A19&version=NIV 2 Corinthians 5:19] tells us that '''God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself'''. It was a wholesale involvement with Christ in the middle. Perhaps putting this statement together with Psalm 22:1 we could suggest that “'''God was in Christ experiencing God-forsakenness.'''” An incredible mystery, but one that I think is much more Biblically grounded than the idea of the Father turning His face away from the Son (equally a mystery but also more philosophically problematic with less Biblical grounding – can God even be separated or would that not cause everything to fall apart??)."[2]</blockquote><br />
It is profound to think that God the Father had prepared the events of the crucifixion even before the creation of the world (see [https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Revelation%2013%3A8 Revelation 13:8]). Therefore we can go back to prophecies about the "day of the Lord" and end times judgments in view of the atoning work of Christ. In Amos, we catch a glimpse of how the Father expected true contrition for sin and connected that with the experience of 'mourning for an only son'. These events were fulfilled on Good Friday when the sky turned black from noon till 3 pm when the veil in the temple tore thus bringing an end to the Passover festival. <br />
<br />
[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Amos+8%3A9-10&version=NIV Amos 8:9-10]<br />
<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
9 “'''In that day''',” declares the Sovereign Lord,<br />
“'''I will make the sun go down at noon'''<br />
:'''and darken the earth in broad daylight.'''<br />
10 I will turn your religious festivals into mourning<br />
:and all your singing into weeping.<br />
I will make all of you wear sackcloth<br />
:and shave your heads.<br />
'''I will make that time like mourning for an only son'''<br />
:and the end of it like a bitter day.<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
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But perhaps the best biblical analogy for how God the Father suffered to give up His only Son, Is the story of '''Abraham and Isaac''' in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+22&version=NIV Genesis 22]. <br />
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Genesis 22:2 <blockquote>[God] He said (to Abraham), “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”</blockquote>The story culminates in verses 11-12 where the Lord stops Abraham's hand from having to sacrifice his son Isaac. <blockquote>11 But the angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!”<br />
<br />
“Here I am,” he replied.<br />
<br />
12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, '''because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.'''” </blockquote><br />
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It is upon this mountain (Mount Moriah) where Abraham was about to offer up his son Isaac, that would become the very spot where the temple of Solomon and the second temple would be built and the sacrificial system would be carried out until the death of Christ as the Passover lamb when the veil in the temple was torn.<br />
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'''Sources/Read More (Articles):'''<br />
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* [1] https://bendavidtrigg.com/2011/05/08/did-the-father-turn-his-face-away/<br />
* [2] Ibid<br />
* See also an article by [https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/thabiti-anyabwile/what-does-it-mean-for-the-father-to-forsake-the-son-part-3/ the Gospel Coalition]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* [http://assets.bakerpublishinggroup.com/misc/BakerAcademic/eSources/PowelleSources/words-of-jesus.html Dying Words of Jesus] (Baker Publishing Group)<br />
* [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Sayings_of_Jesus_on_the_cross Saying of Jesus on the Cross] (Wikipedia)<br />
* [https://www.jesuswalk.com/7-last-words/ Jesus' Seven Last Words] (Jesus Walk.com)<br />
** https://www.jesuswalk.com/7-last-words/7-last-words.htm<br />
* '''Citations'''</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Sayings/Jesus_on_the_cross&diff=1826Sayings/Jesus on the cross2024-03-25T13:35:02Z<p>Admin: /* References */</p>
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<div>== Jesus' Seven Sayings upon the Cross<ref>Baker Publishing Group, http://assets.bakerpublishinggroup.com/misc/BakerAcademic/eSources/PowelleSources/words-of-jesus.html</ref> ==<br />
Jesus speaks seven times from the cross but not seven times in any one Gospel. The Gospels relate three very different stories regarding Jesus’ dying words. In one story, Jesus speaks only once; in a second, he speaks three times; and in a third, he speaks another three times. However, there are no parallels between what is said in any one of these three stories and what is said in the other two stories.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! (A) Matthew and Mark !! (B) Luke !! (C) John<br />
|-<br />
| “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matt. 27:46; Mark 15:34) || || <br />
|-<br />
| || “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34) || <br />
|-<br />
| || “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” (Luke 23:43) || <br />
|-<br />
|<br />
|“Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” (Luke 23:46) ([https://biblehub.com/psalms/31-5.htm Psalm 31:5])<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|“Woman, here is your son. Here is your mother.” (John 19:26–27)<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|“I am thirsty.” (John 19:28)<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|“It is finished.” (John 19:30)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== What Happens When Jesus Dies?<ref>Baker Publishing Group, http://www.textbookesources.bpgftp.com/Powell_Explore/4.7.htm</ref> ==<br />
In each of our four New Testament Gospels, the events that are narrated immediately after Jesus’s death may indicate a primary concern for that particular book.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Events Directly After Jesus' Death<br />
!Matthew 27:51–54<br />
!Mark 15:38-39<br />
!Luke 23:47–48<br />
!John 19:31–34<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
* darkness came over the whole land (from noon till three in the afternoon) v. 45 ([https://biblehub.com/amos/8-9.htm see Amos 8:9])<br />
|<br />
|<br />
* darkness came over the whole land (from noon till three in the afternoon) v. 44 ([https://biblehub.com/amos/8-9.htm see Amos 8:9])<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
* The curtain in the Jerusalem temple tore in two (at the moment that Jesus cried out his last words, committing his Spirit to the Father)<br />
|<br />
* The curtain in the Jerusalem temple tore from top to bottom<br />
|<br />
* The curtain in the Jerusalem temple tore in two<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
* the centurion proclaimed, "Surely he was the Son of God!"<br />
|<br />
* the centurion proclaimed, "Surely this man was the Son of God!"<br />
|<br />
* the gentile centurion began to praise God, acknowledging Jesus’s innocence "Surely this was a righteous man."<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
* An earthquake opened tombs in the cemetery such that the bodies of many saints came back to life and came out of their tombs<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
* the multitudes who were present returned home, beating their breasts in repentance<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
* Jesus' side was pierced with a spear causing water and blood to gush forth<br />
|-<br />
|'''Interpretation''': Matthew, like Mark, believes that Jesus’s death has provided a once-for-all-time sacrifice for sin, but Matthew also wants to stress that Jesus’s death opens the door to life after death. It is in the context of this eternal dimension that he is to be regarded as the Son of God.<br />
|'''Interpretation''': Mark believes that Jesus’s death has provided a ransom for sin (10:45), making the sacrificial cult of the Jerusalem temple obsolete. Mark also wants to tell his readers that it is only through the cross that one can come to understand fully who Jesus is.<br />
|'''Interpretation''': Luke is less concerned than Mark and Matthew with reflection on the theological meaning of Jesus’s death (i.e., its redemptive or atoning effect); however, Luke is more concerned than the other Gospels with the proper response of people to what Jesus has done. Luke believes that the word of the cross should lead people to worship and repentance.<br />
|'''Interpretation''': John’s Gospel is often heavily symbolic and water and blood are almost universal symbols for life. The flow of water and blood from a person’s body is reminiscent of what happens when a woman gives birth. John may be implying that, even as Jesus dies, he gives birth to a new life for all those who believe in him.<br />
|}<br />
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== Psalm 22 and Its Fulfillment in Jesus Christ<ref>Bible Central, <nowiki>https://biblecentral.info/library/chapter/psalm-22-and-its-fulfillment-in-jesus-christ/</nowiki></ref> ==<br />
Jesus's cry of dereliction upon the cross is a direct quote from the opening of Psalm 22. This Old Testament prophecy was written a thousand years before Jesus Christ came to earth and yet it contains a remarkably detailed foretelling of Jesus’ unique death on the cross. For instance, death by crucifixion involves the water filling up the lungs and death by severe dehydration and asphyxiation. That is why water poured from His side when pierced with a spear. See verses 14-16 below:<br />
<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
I am poured out like water,<br />
::and all my bones are out of joint.<br />
My heart has turned to wax;<br />
::it has melted within me.<br />
My mouth is dried up like a potsherd,<br />
::and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;<br />
::you lay me in the dust of death.<br />
Dogs surround me,<br />
::a pack of villains encircles me;<br />
::they pierce my hands and my feet.</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Psalm 22 !! Fulfillment in Christ<br />
|-<br />
| “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?” (v. 1).&nbsp; || “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Matt. 27:46).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. They cried unto thee, and were delivered” (vv. 4–5).&nbsp; || “He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him” (Matt. 27:43).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people” (v. 6).&nbsp; || “They spit upon him . . . smote him on the head. .&nbsp;. . They had mocked him” (Matt. 27:30–31).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head” (v. 7).&nbsp; || “They that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads” (Matt. 27:39; Mark 15:29).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him” (v. 8).&nbsp; || “And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them deride him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ” (Luke 23:35).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels” (v. 14).&nbsp; || “One of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water” (John 19:34).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “My strength is dried upon like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death” (v. 15).&nbsp; || “Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst” (John 19:28).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me” (v. 15).&nbsp; || Chief priests, elders, the multitude, soldiers, scribes, thieves took actions against Jesus (Matt. 27:20–44).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “They pierced my hands and my feet.” (v. 16)&nbsp; || “And they crucified him” (Matt. 27:35).“And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced” (John 19:37, citing Zech. 12:10).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “All my bones are on display; people stare and gloat over me.” (v. 17).&nbsp;|| “But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs” (John 19:33, see also Exodus 12:46).&nbsp;<br />
John 19:23 (NASB 1995) " Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer garments and made four parts, a part to every soldier and also the tunic; now the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece. So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be”; <br />
|-<br />
| “They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture” (v. 18). || “And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots” (Matt. 27:35).<br />
|}<br />
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== Did the Father "turn his face away?" ==<br />
The phrase comes from a popular Worship Song "'''How Deep the Father's Love for Us'''" with the lines, <br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
How deep the Father's love for us<br />
How vast beyond all measure<br />
That He should give His only Son<br />
To make a wretch His treasure<br />
How great the pain of searing loss<br />
''The Father turns His face away''<br />
As wounds which mar the Chosen One<br />
Bring many sons to glory</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
These are poetic ways of articulating the gospel of God's saving death upon the cross. The question before us concerns how God the Father related to God the Son upon the cross and if there is biblical/theological precedent to say that ''The Father turns His face away''? There is certainly a spectrum of viewpoints for understanding the 'hows' of the gospel of Christ's atonement that do not affect one's salvation. We all agree that God in Christ makes atonement for sin and that those who come to Him in true faith and repentance will be saved. But the question of how Christ's atonement worked and what was the role of God the Father in it is not as straightforward. <br />
<br />
Biblically speaking Christ's sacrificial death in the gospels occurs as part of the Jewish Passover festival (often called the Last Supper in the Gospels). The reference is also made directly by John the Baptist who refers to Christ as "the lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201%3A29&version=ESV John 1:29])." The original Passover Lamb story is recounted as part of the exodus narrative in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+12%3A12-14&version=ESV Exodus 12:12-14]. A central lesson of the Passover lamb is that its shed blood caused the wrath of God to “pass over” those who applied it to their homes. This understanding is given new significance at the last supper where Christ lifts up the cup of passover wine and declares, “for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins" Matthew 26:28 (ESV). The scriptures declare that the death of Christ was performed as our (sinful humanities) substitute. A Jewish precedent for this idea (called atonement) was the story of the Passover lamb in Exodus (festival of Passover) as well as the meditation of the Priests who made various kinds of animal sacrifices that were termed "sin-offerings" that had to be made on a continual basis until the sacrifice of Christ himself. <br />
<br />
The Bible goes on to describe Christ in his death upon the cross as both ''the sacrifice'' (the Passover lamb or "sin-offering") and ''the high priest ''who makes the annual atoning sacrifice (referred to as sin-offerings). This can be seen in verses such as [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1%3A29%3B+Eph.5%3A2%3B+2+Cor-05%3A21%3B+Hebrews+12%3A22-24%3B+Exodus+12%3A12-14%3B+Leviticus+16&version=ESV John 1:29, Eph.5:2, 2 Cor-05:21, Hebrews 4:14-16, Hebrews 12:22-24, and Leviticus 16].<br />
<br />
We also know that this was all done according to the will and plan of God the Father as seen in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2053&version=NIV Isaiah 53] verses 4-5 and 10: <br />
<br />
<blockquote><poem>4 Surely he took up our pain <br />
:and bore our suffering,<br />
yet we considered him punished by God,<br />
:stricken by him, and afflicted.<br />
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,<br />
:he was crushed for our iniquities;<br />
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,<br />
:and by his wounds we are healed...<br />
10 Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer,<br />
:and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin,<br />
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,<br />
:and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
In this chapter, Isaiah the prophet warns humanity of a wrong appraisal of the death of the suffering servant messiah. At his trial, Jesus is condemned by His people as a blasphemer for claiming to be God and they considered him to be justly punished by God. Isaiah reveals the nature of Christ's suffering to be substitutional on behalf of a sinful world where all "like sheep, have gone astray" (verse 6). The suffering servant is prophetically declared as the one who will bear our just penalty for sin, through his sacrificial death. <br />
<br />
Surely he died in our place and provided a way to "justify many" (verse 11). The question remains, did Jesus become the recipient of the wrath of God the Father? Is it biblical to pin two members of the Trinity against each other? Is it justified to say that "the Father turned his face away?" Is that phrase biblically and theologically accurate? <br />
<br />
Perhaps the closest biblical references would be a conglomeration of verses such as [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Habakkuk+1%3A13%3B+Isa.+54%3A7-8%3B+John+18%3A11&version=ESV Habakkuk 1:13, Isa. 54:7-8, and John 18:11]. In John 18:11 Jesus refers to his calling to die for the sins of the world as to "drink the cup that the Father has given me". Many take this phrase to be synonymous with the old testament references to "the cup of God's wrath" used in verses such as [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+51%3A22%3B+Jeremiah+25%3A15%3B+Revelation+14%3A10&version=ESV Isaiah 51:22, Jeremiah 25:15, and Revelation 14:10] but it is not entirely clear. <br />
<br />
On the other hand, we clearly find references to "God-forsakenness" in Psalm 22:1 as quoted by Jesus on the cross, <blockquote>“'''My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?'''” (Matt. 27:46; Mark 15:34) </blockquote>We know from the biblical accounts that He was on all accounts abandoned by His closest disciples in His hour of need but He has a different word to say regarding His Father in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+16%3A32&version=NIV John 16:32], <blockquote><br />
“A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You will leave me all alone. '''Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me.'''"</blockquote>Jesus spoke these words after the Last Supper where Judas had left prematurely to betray him. <br />
<br />
What did Jesus mean when he cried out “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Was this prayer of Christ upon the cross meant to indicate an ''actual abandonment'' of God the Father towards the Son or an ''experiential/apparent abandonment (God-forsakenness)?'' <br />
<br />
Jews of that time often quoted the first line of a Psalm out loud when praying to God individually so there is precedent for Jesus wanting us to read this entire Psalm (22) messianically. Reading further down in verse 24 it states, <br />
<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
24 For he has not despised or scorned<br />
:the suffering of the afflicted one;<br />
:'''''he has not hidden his face from him'''''<br />
:'''''but has listened to his cry for help.''''' (Psalm 22:24 '''''emphasis added''''')<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
The idea of God hiding his face in the bible is connected with unanswered prayer (see also [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+59%3A1-3&version=ESV Isaiah 59:1-3]) which would not apply to Jesus on the cross, who twice addresses petitions to God the Father which were certainly heard (see also [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+5%3A7&version=NIV Hebrews 5:7]):<br />
<br />
# “'''Father, forgive them''', for they do not know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34)<br />
# “'''Father, into your hands I commend my spirit'''.” (Luke 23:46 quoting [https://biblehub.com/psalms/31-5.htm Psalm 31:5])<br />
<br />
Reading [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+31&version=NIV Psalm 31]as the final Psalm Quoted by Jesus on the cross is also a cry for deliverance and should be read in context: <blockquote><poem><br />
4 Keep me free from the trap that is set for me,<br />
:for you are my refuge.<br />
5 '''Into your hands I commit my spirit''';<br />
:deliver me, Lord, my faithful God...<br />
15 My times are in your hands;<br />
:deliver me from the hands of my enemies,<br />
:from those who pursue me.<br />
16 '''Let your face shine on your servant''';<br />
:save me in your unfailing love...<br />
22 '''In my alarm I said,'''<br />
:“'''I am cut off from your sight!'''”<br />
'''Yet you heard my cry for mercy'''<br />
:when I called to you for help.<br />
23 Love the Lord, all his faithful people!<br />
:The Lord preserves those who are true to him,<br />
:but the proud he pays back in full.<br />
24 Be strong and take heart,<br />
:all you who hope in the Lord. (Psalm 31:4-5, 15-16, 22-24 '''''emphasis added''''')<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
Here the author King David also dramatizes the experience of feeling abandoned by God but makes clear a distinction between ''actual abandonment'' and ''apparent abandonment''. Through suffering David learned that God would remain faithful through it all. As the scriptures declare in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy%202%3A13%2C2%20Corinthians%201%3A9%2CHebrews%205%3A8&version=NASB1995 2 Timothy 2:13, 2 Corinthians 1:9, and Hebrews 5:8]. <br />
<br />
Another article summarizes as follows:<blockquote>"[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+5%3A19&version=NIV 2 Corinthians 5:19] tells us that '''God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself'''. It was a wholesale involvement with Christ in the middle. Perhaps putting this statement together with Psalm 22:1 we could suggest that “'''God was in Christ experiencing God-forsakenness.'''” An incredible mystery, but one that I think is much more Biblically grounded than the idea of the Father turning His face away from the Son (equally a mystery but also more philosophically problematic with less Biblical grounding – can God even be separated or would that not cause everything to fall apart??)."[2]</blockquote><br />
It is profound to think that God the Father had prepared the events of the crucifixion even before the creation of the world (see [https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Revelation%2013%3A8 Revelation 13:8]). Therefore we can go back to prophecies about the "day of the Lord" and end times judgments in view of the atoning work of Christ. In Amos, we catch a glimpse of how the Father expected true contrition for sin and connected that with the experience of 'mourning for an only son'. These events were fulfilled on Good Friday when the sky turned black from noon till 3 pm when the veil in the temple tore thus bringing an end to the Passover festival. <br />
<br />
[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Amos+8%3A9-10&version=NIV Amos 8:9-10]<br />
<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
9 “'''In that day''',” declares the Sovereign Lord,<br />
“'''I will make the sun go down at noon'''<br />
:'''and darken the earth in broad daylight.'''<br />
10 I will turn your religious festivals into mourning<br />
:and all your singing into weeping.<br />
I will make all of you wear sackcloth<br />
:and shave your heads.<br />
'''I will make that time like mourning for an only son'''<br />
:and the end of it like a bitter day.<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
But perhaps the best biblical analogy for how God the Father suffered to give up His only Son, Is the story of '''Abraham and Isaac''' in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+22&version=NIV Genesis 22]. <br />
<br />
Genesis 22:2 <blockquote>[God] He said (to Abraham), “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”</blockquote>The story culminates in verses 11-12 where the Lord stops Abraham's hand from having to sacrifice his son Isaac. <blockquote>11 But the angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!”<br />
<br />
“Here I am,” he replied.<br />
<br />
12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, '''because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.'''” </blockquote><br />
<br />
It is upon this mountain (Mount Moriah) where Abraham was about to offer up his son Isaac, that would become the very spot where the temple of Solomon and the second temple would be built and the sacrificial system would be carried out until the death of Christ as the Passover lamb when the veil in the temple was torn.<br />
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'''Sources/Read More (Articles):'''<br />
<br />
* [1] https://bendavidtrigg.com/2011/05/08/did-the-father-turn-his-face-away/<br />
* [2] Ibid<br />
* See also an article by [https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/thabiti-anyabwile/what-does-it-mean-for-the-father-to-forsake-the-son-part-3/ the Gospel Coalition]<br />
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== References ==<br />
<br />
* [http://assets.bakerpublishinggroup.com/misc/BakerAcademic/eSources/PowelleSources/words-of-jesus.html Dying Words of Jesus] (Baker Publishing Group)<br />
* [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Sayings_of_Jesus_on_the_cross Saying of Jesus on the Cross] (Wikipedia)<br />
* [https://www.jesuswalk.com/7-last-words/ Jesus' Seven Last Words] (Jesus Walk.com)<br />
* '''Citations'''</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Sayings/Jesus_on_the_cross&diff=1825Sayings/Jesus on the cross2024-03-25T13:34:25Z<p>Admin: /* References */</p>
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<div>== Jesus' Seven Sayings upon the Cross<ref>Baker Publishing Group, http://assets.bakerpublishinggroup.com/misc/BakerAcademic/eSources/PowelleSources/words-of-jesus.html</ref> ==<br />
Jesus speaks seven times from the cross but not seven times in any one Gospel. The Gospels relate three very different stories regarding Jesus’ dying words. In one story, Jesus speaks only once; in a second, he speaks three times; and in a third, he speaks another three times. However, there are no parallels between what is said in any one of these three stories and what is said in the other two stories.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! (A) Matthew and Mark !! (B) Luke !! (C) John<br />
|-<br />
| “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matt. 27:46; Mark 15:34) || || <br />
|-<br />
| || “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34) || <br />
|-<br />
| || “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” (Luke 23:43) || <br />
|-<br />
|<br />
|“Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” (Luke 23:46) ([https://biblehub.com/psalms/31-5.htm Psalm 31:5])<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|“Woman, here is your son. Here is your mother.” (John 19:26–27)<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|“I am thirsty.” (John 19:28)<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|“It is finished.” (John 19:30)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== What Happens When Jesus Dies?<ref>Baker Publishing Group, http://www.textbookesources.bpgftp.com/Powell_Explore/4.7.htm</ref> ==<br />
In each of our four New Testament Gospels, the events that are narrated immediately after Jesus’s death may indicate a primary concern for that particular book.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Events Directly After Jesus' Death<br />
!Matthew 27:51–54<br />
!Mark 15:38-39<br />
!Luke 23:47–48<br />
!John 19:31–34<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
* darkness came over the whole land (from noon till three in the afternoon) v. 45 ([https://biblehub.com/amos/8-9.htm see Amos 8:9])<br />
|<br />
|<br />
* darkness came over the whole land (from noon till three in the afternoon) v. 44 ([https://biblehub.com/amos/8-9.htm see Amos 8:9])<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
* The curtain in the Jerusalem temple tore in two (at the moment that Jesus cried out his last words, committing his Spirit to the Father)<br />
|<br />
* The curtain in the Jerusalem temple tore from top to bottom<br />
|<br />
* The curtain in the Jerusalem temple tore in two<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
* the centurion proclaimed, "Surely he was the Son of God!"<br />
|<br />
* the centurion proclaimed, "Surely this man was the Son of God!"<br />
|<br />
* the gentile centurion began to praise God, acknowledging Jesus’s innocence "Surely this was a righteous man."<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
* An earthquake opened tombs in the cemetery such that the bodies of many saints came back to life and came out of their tombs<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
* the multitudes who were present returned home, beating their breasts in repentance<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
* Jesus' side was pierced with a spear causing water and blood to gush forth<br />
|-<br />
|'''Interpretation''': Matthew, like Mark, believes that Jesus’s death has provided a once-for-all-time sacrifice for sin, but Matthew also wants to stress that Jesus’s death opens the door to life after death. It is in the context of this eternal dimension that he is to be regarded as the Son of God.<br />
|'''Interpretation''': Mark believes that Jesus’s death has provided a ransom for sin (10:45), making the sacrificial cult of the Jerusalem temple obsolete. Mark also wants to tell his readers that it is only through the cross that one can come to understand fully who Jesus is.<br />
|'''Interpretation''': Luke is less concerned than Mark and Matthew with reflection on the theological meaning of Jesus’s death (i.e., its redemptive or atoning effect); however, Luke is more concerned than the other Gospels with the proper response of people to what Jesus has done. Luke believes that the word of the cross should lead people to worship and repentance.<br />
|'''Interpretation''': John’s Gospel is often heavily symbolic and water and blood are almost universal symbols for life. The flow of water and blood from a person’s body is reminiscent of what happens when a woman gives birth. John may be implying that, even as Jesus dies, he gives birth to a new life for all those who believe in him.<br />
|}<br />
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== Psalm 22 and Its Fulfillment in Jesus Christ<ref>Bible Central, <nowiki>https://biblecentral.info/library/chapter/psalm-22-and-its-fulfillment-in-jesus-christ/</nowiki></ref> ==<br />
Jesus's cry of dereliction upon the cross is a direct quote from the opening of Psalm 22. This Old Testament prophecy was written a thousand years before Jesus Christ came to earth and yet it contains a remarkably detailed foretelling of Jesus’ unique death on the cross. For instance, death by crucifixion involves the water filling up the lungs and death by severe dehydration and asphyxiation. That is why water poured from His side when pierced with a spear. See verses 14-16 below:<br />
<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
I am poured out like water,<br />
::and all my bones are out of joint.<br />
My heart has turned to wax;<br />
::it has melted within me.<br />
My mouth is dried up like a potsherd,<br />
::and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;<br />
::you lay me in the dust of death.<br />
Dogs surround me,<br />
::a pack of villains encircles me;<br />
::they pierce my hands and my feet.</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Psalm 22 !! Fulfillment in Christ<br />
|-<br />
| “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?” (v. 1).&nbsp; || “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Matt. 27:46).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. They cried unto thee, and were delivered” (vv. 4–5).&nbsp; || “He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him” (Matt. 27:43).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people” (v. 6).&nbsp; || “They spit upon him . . . smote him on the head. .&nbsp;. . They had mocked him” (Matt. 27:30–31).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head” (v. 7).&nbsp; || “They that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads” (Matt. 27:39; Mark 15:29).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him” (v. 8).&nbsp; || “And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them deride him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ” (Luke 23:35).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels” (v. 14).&nbsp; || “One of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water” (John 19:34).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “My strength is dried upon like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death” (v. 15).&nbsp; || “Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst” (John 19:28).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me” (v. 15).&nbsp; || Chief priests, elders, the multitude, soldiers, scribes, thieves took actions against Jesus (Matt. 27:20–44).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “They pierced my hands and my feet.” (v. 16)&nbsp; || “And they crucified him” (Matt. 27:35).“And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced” (John 19:37, citing Zech. 12:10).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “All my bones are on display; people stare and gloat over me.” (v. 17).&nbsp;|| “But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs” (John 19:33, see also Exodus 12:46).&nbsp;<br />
John 19:23 (NASB 1995) " Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer garments and made four parts, a part to every soldier and also the tunic; now the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece. So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be”; <br />
|-<br />
| “They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture” (v. 18). || “And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots” (Matt. 27:35).<br />
|}<br />
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== Did the Father "turn his face away?" ==<br />
The phrase comes from a popular Worship Song "'''How Deep the Father's Love for Us'''" with the lines, <br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
How deep the Father's love for us<br />
How vast beyond all measure<br />
That He should give His only Son<br />
To make a wretch His treasure<br />
How great the pain of searing loss<br />
''The Father turns His face away''<br />
As wounds which mar the Chosen One<br />
Bring many sons to glory</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
These are poetic ways of articulating the gospel of God's saving death upon the cross. The question before us concerns how God the Father related to God the Son upon the cross and if there is biblical/theological precedent to say that ''The Father turns His face away''? There is certainly a spectrum of viewpoints for understanding the 'hows' of the gospel of Christ's atonement that do not affect one's salvation. We all agree that God in Christ makes atonement for sin and that those who come to Him in true faith and repentance will be saved. But the question of how Christ's atonement worked and what was the role of God the Father in it is not as straightforward. <br />
<br />
Biblically speaking Christ's sacrificial death in the gospels occurs as part of the Jewish Passover festival (often called the Last Supper in the Gospels). The reference is also made directly by John the Baptist who refers to Christ as "the lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201%3A29&version=ESV John 1:29])." The original Passover Lamb story is recounted as part of the exodus narrative in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+12%3A12-14&version=ESV Exodus 12:12-14]. A central lesson of the Passover lamb is that its shed blood caused the wrath of God to “pass over” those who applied it to their homes. This understanding is given new significance at the last supper where Christ lifts up the cup of passover wine and declares, “for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins" Matthew 26:28 (ESV). The scriptures declare that the death of Christ was performed as our (sinful humanities) substitute. A Jewish precedent for this idea (called atonement) was the story of the Passover lamb in Exodus (festival of Passover) as well as the meditation of the Priests who made various kinds of animal sacrifices that were termed "sin-offerings" that had to be made on a continual basis until the sacrifice of Christ himself. <br />
<br />
The Bible goes on to describe Christ in his death upon the cross as both ''the sacrifice'' (the Passover lamb or "sin-offering") and ''the high priest ''who makes the annual atoning sacrifice (referred to as sin-offerings). This can be seen in verses such as [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1%3A29%3B+Eph.5%3A2%3B+2+Cor-05%3A21%3B+Hebrews+12%3A22-24%3B+Exodus+12%3A12-14%3B+Leviticus+16&version=ESV John 1:29, Eph.5:2, 2 Cor-05:21, Hebrews 4:14-16, Hebrews 12:22-24, and Leviticus 16].<br />
<br />
We also know that this was all done according to the will and plan of God the Father as seen in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2053&version=NIV Isaiah 53] verses 4-5 and 10: <br />
<br />
<blockquote><poem>4 Surely he took up our pain <br />
:and bore our suffering,<br />
yet we considered him punished by God,<br />
:stricken by him, and afflicted.<br />
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,<br />
:he was crushed for our iniquities;<br />
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,<br />
:and by his wounds we are healed...<br />
10 Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer,<br />
:and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin,<br />
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,<br />
:and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
In this chapter, Isaiah the prophet warns humanity of a wrong appraisal of the death of the suffering servant messiah. At his trial, Jesus is condemned by His people as a blasphemer for claiming to be God and they considered him to be justly punished by God. Isaiah reveals the nature of Christ's suffering to be substitutional on behalf of a sinful world where all "like sheep, have gone astray" (verse 6). The suffering servant is prophetically declared as the one who will bear our just penalty for sin, through his sacrificial death. <br />
<br />
Surely he died in our place and provided a way to "justify many" (verse 11). The question remains, did Jesus become the recipient of the wrath of God the Father? Is it biblical to pin two members of the Trinity against each other? Is it justified to say that "the Father turned his face away?" Is that phrase biblically and theologically accurate? <br />
<br />
Perhaps the closest biblical references would be a conglomeration of verses such as [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Habakkuk+1%3A13%3B+Isa.+54%3A7-8%3B+John+18%3A11&version=ESV Habakkuk 1:13, Isa. 54:7-8, and John 18:11]. In John 18:11 Jesus refers to his calling to die for the sins of the world as to "drink the cup that the Father has given me". Many take this phrase to be synonymous with the old testament references to "the cup of God's wrath" used in verses such as [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+51%3A22%3B+Jeremiah+25%3A15%3B+Revelation+14%3A10&version=ESV Isaiah 51:22, Jeremiah 25:15, and Revelation 14:10] but it is not entirely clear. <br />
<br />
On the other hand, we clearly find references to "God-forsakenness" in Psalm 22:1 as quoted by Jesus on the cross, <blockquote>“'''My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?'''” (Matt. 27:46; Mark 15:34) </blockquote>We know from the biblical accounts that He was on all accounts abandoned by His closest disciples in His hour of need but He has a different word to say regarding His Father in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+16%3A32&version=NIV John 16:32], <blockquote><br />
“A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You will leave me all alone. '''Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me.'''"</blockquote>Jesus spoke these words after the Last Supper where Judas had left prematurely to betray him. <br />
<br />
What did Jesus mean when he cried out “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Was this prayer of Christ upon the cross meant to indicate an ''actual abandonment'' of God the Father towards the Son or an ''experiential/apparent abandonment (God-forsakenness)?'' <br />
<br />
Jews of that time often quoted the first line of a Psalm out loud when praying to God individually so there is precedent for Jesus wanting us to read this entire Psalm (22) messianically. Reading further down in verse 24 it states, <br />
<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
24 For he has not despised or scorned<br />
:the suffering of the afflicted one;<br />
:'''''he has not hidden his face from him'''''<br />
:'''''but has listened to his cry for help.''''' (Psalm 22:24 '''''emphasis added''''')<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
The idea of God hiding his face in the bible is connected with unanswered prayer (see also [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+59%3A1-3&version=ESV Isaiah 59:1-3]) which would not apply to Jesus on the cross, who twice addresses petitions to God the Father which were certainly heard (see also [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+5%3A7&version=NIV Hebrews 5:7]):<br />
<br />
# “'''Father, forgive them''', for they do not know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34)<br />
# “'''Father, into your hands I commend my spirit'''.” (Luke 23:46 quoting [https://biblehub.com/psalms/31-5.htm Psalm 31:5])<br />
<br />
Reading [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+31&version=NIV Psalm 31]as the final Psalm Quoted by Jesus on the cross is also a cry for deliverance and should be read in context: <blockquote><poem><br />
4 Keep me free from the trap that is set for me,<br />
:for you are my refuge.<br />
5 '''Into your hands I commit my spirit''';<br />
:deliver me, Lord, my faithful God...<br />
15 My times are in your hands;<br />
:deliver me from the hands of my enemies,<br />
:from those who pursue me.<br />
16 '''Let your face shine on your servant''';<br />
:save me in your unfailing love...<br />
22 '''In my alarm I said,'''<br />
:“'''I am cut off from your sight!'''”<br />
'''Yet you heard my cry for mercy'''<br />
:when I called to you for help.<br />
23 Love the Lord, all his faithful people!<br />
:The Lord preserves those who are true to him,<br />
:but the proud he pays back in full.<br />
24 Be strong and take heart,<br />
:all you who hope in the Lord. (Psalm 31:4-5, 15-16, 22-24 '''''emphasis added''''')<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
Here the author King David also dramatizes the experience of feeling abandoned by God but makes clear a distinction between ''actual abandonment'' and ''apparent abandonment''. Through suffering David learned that God would remain faithful through it all. As the scriptures declare in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy%202%3A13%2C2%20Corinthians%201%3A9%2CHebrews%205%3A8&version=NASB1995 2 Timothy 2:13, 2 Corinthians 1:9, and Hebrews 5:8]. <br />
<br />
Another article summarizes as follows:<blockquote>"[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+5%3A19&version=NIV 2 Corinthians 5:19] tells us that '''God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself'''. It was a wholesale involvement with Christ in the middle. Perhaps putting this statement together with Psalm 22:1 we could suggest that “'''God was in Christ experiencing God-forsakenness.'''” An incredible mystery, but one that I think is much more Biblically grounded than the idea of the Father turning His face away from the Son (equally a mystery but also more philosophically problematic with less Biblical grounding – can God even be separated or would that not cause everything to fall apart??)."[2]</blockquote><br />
It is profound to think that God the Father had prepared the events of the crucifixion even before the creation of the world (see [https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Revelation%2013%3A8 Revelation 13:8]). Therefore we can go back to prophecies about the "day of the Lord" and end times judgments in view of the atoning work of Christ. In Amos, we catch a glimpse of how the Father expected true contrition for sin and connected that with the experience of 'mourning for an only son'. These events were fulfilled on Good Friday when the sky turned black from noon till 3 pm when the veil in the temple tore thus bringing an end to the Passover festival. <br />
<br />
[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Amos+8%3A9-10&version=NIV Amos 8:9-10]<br />
<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
9 “'''In that day''',” declares the Sovereign Lord,<br />
“'''I will make the sun go down at noon'''<br />
:'''and darken the earth in broad daylight.'''<br />
10 I will turn your religious festivals into mourning<br />
:and all your singing into weeping.<br />
I will make all of you wear sackcloth<br />
:and shave your heads.<br />
'''I will make that time like mourning for an only son'''<br />
:and the end of it like a bitter day.<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
But perhaps the best biblical analogy for how God the Father suffered to give up His only Son, Is the story of '''Abraham and Isaac''' in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+22&version=NIV Genesis 22]. <br />
<br />
Genesis 22:2 <blockquote>[God] He said (to Abraham), “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”</blockquote>The story culminates in verses 11-12 where the Lord stops Abraham's hand from having to sacrifice his son Isaac. <blockquote>11 But the angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!”<br />
<br />
“Here I am,” he replied.<br />
<br />
12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, '''because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.'''” </blockquote><br />
<br />
It is upon this mountain (Mount Moriah) where Abraham was about to offer up his son Isaac, that would become the very spot where the temple of Solomon and the second temple would be built and the sacrificial system would be carried out until the death of Christ as the Passover lamb when the veil in the temple was torn.<br />
<br />
'''Sources/Read More (Articles):'''<br />
<br />
* [1] https://bendavidtrigg.com/2011/05/08/did-the-father-turn-his-face-away/<br />
* [2] Ibid<br />
* See also an article by [https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/thabiti-anyabwile/what-does-it-mean-for-the-father-to-forsake-the-son-part-3/ the Gospel Coalition]<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
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* [http://assets.bakerpublishinggroup.com/misc/BakerAcademic/eSources/PowelleSources/words-of-jesus.html Dying Words of Jesus] (Baker Publishing Group)<br />
* [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Sayings_of_Jesus_on_the_cross Saying of Jesus on the Cross] (Wikipedia)<br />
* Jesus Walk.com | Jesus' Seven Last Words: https://www.jesuswalk.com/7-last-words/<br />
* '''Citations'''</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Sayings/Jesus_on_the_cross&diff=1824Sayings/Jesus on the cross2024-03-25T13:33:20Z<p>Admin: /* References */</p>
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<div>== Jesus' Seven Sayings upon the Cross<ref>Baker Publishing Group, http://assets.bakerpublishinggroup.com/misc/BakerAcademic/eSources/PowelleSources/words-of-jesus.html</ref> ==<br />
Jesus speaks seven times from the cross but not seven times in any one Gospel. The Gospels relate three very different stories regarding Jesus’ dying words. In one story, Jesus speaks only once; in a second, he speaks three times; and in a third, he speaks another three times. However, there are no parallels between what is said in any one of these three stories and what is said in the other two stories.<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
! (A) Matthew and Mark !! (B) Luke !! (C) John<br />
|-<br />
| “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matt. 27:46; Mark 15:34) || || <br />
|-<br />
| || “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34) || <br />
|-<br />
| || “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” (Luke 23:43) || <br />
|-<br />
|<br />
|“Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” (Luke 23:46) ([https://biblehub.com/psalms/31-5.htm Psalm 31:5])<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|“Woman, here is your son. Here is your mother.” (John 19:26–27)<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|“I am thirsty.” (John 19:28)<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|“It is finished.” (John 19:30)<br />
|}<br />
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== What Happens When Jesus Dies?<ref>Baker Publishing Group, http://www.textbookesources.bpgftp.com/Powell_Explore/4.7.htm</ref> ==<br />
In each of our four New Testament Gospels, the events that are narrated immediately after Jesus’s death may indicate a primary concern for that particular book.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Events Directly After Jesus' Death<br />
!Matthew 27:51–54<br />
!Mark 15:38-39<br />
!Luke 23:47–48<br />
!John 19:31–34<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
* darkness came over the whole land (from noon till three in the afternoon) v. 45 ([https://biblehub.com/amos/8-9.htm see Amos 8:9])<br />
|<br />
|<br />
* darkness came over the whole land (from noon till three in the afternoon) v. 44 ([https://biblehub.com/amos/8-9.htm see Amos 8:9])<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
* The curtain in the Jerusalem temple tore in two (at the moment that Jesus cried out his last words, committing his Spirit to the Father)<br />
|<br />
* The curtain in the Jerusalem temple tore from top to bottom<br />
|<br />
* The curtain in the Jerusalem temple tore in two<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
* the centurion proclaimed, "Surely he was the Son of God!"<br />
|<br />
* the centurion proclaimed, "Surely this man was the Son of God!"<br />
|<br />
* the gentile centurion began to praise God, acknowledging Jesus’s innocence "Surely this was a righteous man."<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
* An earthquake opened tombs in the cemetery such that the bodies of many saints came back to life and came out of their tombs<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
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* the multitudes who were present returned home, beating their breasts in repentance<br />
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|-<br />
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* Jesus' side was pierced with a spear causing water and blood to gush forth<br />
|-<br />
|'''Interpretation''': Matthew, like Mark, believes that Jesus’s death has provided a once-for-all-time sacrifice for sin, but Matthew also wants to stress that Jesus’s death opens the door to life after death. It is in the context of this eternal dimension that he is to be regarded as the Son of God.<br />
|'''Interpretation''': Mark believes that Jesus’s death has provided a ransom for sin (10:45), making the sacrificial cult of the Jerusalem temple obsolete. Mark also wants to tell his readers that it is only through the cross that one can come to understand fully who Jesus is.<br />
|'''Interpretation''': Luke is less concerned than Mark and Matthew with reflection on the theological meaning of Jesus’s death (i.e., its redemptive or atoning effect); however, Luke is more concerned than the other Gospels with the proper response of people to what Jesus has done. Luke believes that the word of the cross should lead people to worship and repentance.<br />
|'''Interpretation''': John’s Gospel is often heavily symbolic and water and blood are almost universal symbols for life. The flow of water and blood from a person’s body is reminiscent of what happens when a woman gives birth. John may be implying that, even as Jesus dies, he gives birth to a new life for all those who believe in him.<br />
|}<br />
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== Psalm 22 and Its Fulfillment in Jesus Christ<ref>Bible Central, <nowiki>https://biblecentral.info/library/chapter/psalm-22-and-its-fulfillment-in-jesus-christ/</nowiki></ref> ==<br />
Jesus's cry of dereliction upon the cross is a direct quote from the opening of Psalm 22. This Old Testament prophecy was written a thousand years before Jesus Christ came to earth and yet it contains a remarkably detailed foretelling of Jesus’ unique death on the cross. For instance, death by crucifixion involves the water filling up the lungs and death by severe dehydration and asphyxiation. That is why water poured from His side when pierced with a spear. See verses 14-16 below:<br />
<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
I am poured out like water,<br />
::and all my bones are out of joint.<br />
My heart has turned to wax;<br />
::it has melted within me.<br />
My mouth is dried up like a potsherd,<br />
::and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;<br />
::you lay me in the dust of death.<br />
Dogs surround me,<br />
::a pack of villains encircles me;<br />
::they pierce my hands and my feet.</poem></blockquote><br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Psalm 22 !! Fulfillment in Christ<br />
|-<br />
| “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?” (v. 1).&nbsp; || “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Matt. 27:46).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. They cried unto thee, and were delivered” (vv. 4–5).&nbsp; || “He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him” (Matt. 27:43).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people” (v. 6).&nbsp; || “They spit upon him . . . smote him on the head. .&nbsp;. . They had mocked him” (Matt. 27:30–31).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head” (v. 7).&nbsp; || “They that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads” (Matt. 27:39; Mark 15:29).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him” (v. 8).&nbsp; || “And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them deride him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ” (Luke 23:35).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels” (v. 14).&nbsp; || “One of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water” (John 19:34).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “My strength is dried upon like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death” (v. 15).&nbsp; || “Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst” (John 19:28).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me” (v. 15).&nbsp; || Chief priests, elders, the multitude, soldiers, scribes, thieves took actions against Jesus (Matt. 27:20–44).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “They pierced my hands and my feet.” (v. 16)&nbsp; || “And they crucified him” (Matt. 27:35).“And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced” (John 19:37, citing Zech. 12:10).&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
| “All my bones are on display; people stare and gloat over me.” (v. 17).&nbsp;|| “But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs” (John 19:33, see also Exodus 12:46).&nbsp;<br />
John 19:23 (NASB 1995) " Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer garments and made four parts, a part to every soldier and also the tunic; now the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece. So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be”; <br />
|-<br />
| “They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture” (v. 18). || “And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots” (Matt. 27:35).<br />
|}<br />
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== Did the Father "turn his face away?" ==<br />
The phrase comes from a popular Worship Song "'''How Deep the Father's Love for Us'''" with the lines, <br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
How deep the Father's love for us<br />
How vast beyond all measure<br />
That He should give His only Son<br />
To make a wretch His treasure<br />
How great the pain of searing loss<br />
''The Father turns His face away''<br />
As wounds which mar the Chosen One<br />
Bring many sons to glory</poem></blockquote><br />
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These are poetic ways of articulating the gospel of God's saving death upon the cross. The question before us concerns how God the Father related to God the Son upon the cross and if there is biblical/theological precedent to say that ''The Father turns His face away''? There is certainly a spectrum of viewpoints for understanding the 'hows' of the gospel of Christ's atonement that do not affect one's salvation. We all agree that God in Christ makes atonement for sin and that those who come to Him in true faith and repentance will be saved. But the question of how Christ's atonement worked and what was the role of God the Father in it is not as straightforward. <br />
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Biblically speaking Christ's sacrificial death in the gospels occurs as part of the Jewish Passover festival (often called the Last Supper in the Gospels). The reference is also made directly by John the Baptist who refers to Christ as "the lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201%3A29&version=ESV John 1:29])." The original Passover Lamb story is recounted as part of the exodus narrative in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+12%3A12-14&version=ESV Exodus 12:12-14]. A central lesson of the Passover lamb is that its shed blood caused the wrath of God to “pass over” those who applied it to their homes. This understanding is given new significance at the last supper where Christ lifts up the cup of passover wine and declares, “for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins" Matthew 26:28 (ESV). The scriptures declare that the death of Christ was performed as our (sinful humanities) substitute. A Jewish precedent for this idea (called atonement) was the story of the Passover lamb in Exodus (festival of Passover) as well as the meditation of the Priests who made various kinds of animal sacrifices that were termed "sin-offerings" that had to be made on a continual basis until the sacrifice of Christ himself. <br />
<br />
The Bible goes on to describe Christ in his death upon the cross as both ''the sacrifice'' (the Passover lamb or "sin-offering") and ''the high priest ''who makes the annual atoning sacrifice (referred to as sin-offerings). This can be seen in verses such as [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1%3A29%3B+Eph.5%3A2%3B+2+Cor-05%3A21%3B+Hebrews+12%3A22-24%3B+Exodus+12%3A12-14%3B+Leviticus+16&version=ESV John 1:29, Eph.5:2, 2 Cor-05:21, Hebrews 4:14-16, Hebrews 12:22-24, and Leviticus 16].<br />
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We also know that this was all done according to the will and plan of God the Father as seen in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2053&version=NIV Isaiah 53] verses 4-5 and 10: <br />
<br />
<blockquote><poem>4 Surely he took up our pain <br />
:and bore our suffering,<br />
yet we considered him punished by God,<br />
:stricken by him, and afflicted.<br />
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,<br />
:he was crushed for our iniquities;<br />
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,<br />
:and by his wounds we are healed...<br />
10 Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer,<br />
:and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin,<br />
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,<br />
:and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
In this chapter, Isaiah the prophet warns humanity of a wrong appraisal of the death of the suffering servant messiah. At his trial, Jesus is condemned by His people as a blasphemer for claiming to be God and they considered him to be justly punished by God. Isaiah reveals the nature of Christ's suffering to be substitutional on behalf of a sinful world where all "like sheep, have gone astray" (verse 6). The suffering servant is prophetically declared as the one who will bear our just penalty for sin, through his sacrificial death. <br />
<br />
Surely he died in our place and provided a way to "justify many" (verse 11). The question remains, did Jesus become the recipient of the wrath of God the Father? Is it biblical to pin two members of the Trinity against each other? Is it justified to say that "the Father turned his face away?" Is that phrase biblically and theologically accurate? <br />
<br />
Perhaps the closest biblical references would be a conglomeration of verses such as [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Habakkuk+1%3A13%3B+Isa.+54%3A7-8%3B+John+18%3A11&version=ESV Habakkuk 1:13, Isa. 54:7-8, and John 18:11]. In John 18:11 Jesus refers to his calling to die for the sins of the world as to "drink the cup that the Father has given me". Many take this phrase to be synonymous with the old testament references to "the cup of God's wrath" used in verses such as [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+51%3A22%3B+Jeremiah+25%3A15%3B+Revelation+14%3A10&version=ESV Isaiah 51:22, Jeremiah 25:15, and Revelation 14:10] but it is not entirely clear. <br />
<br />
On the other hand, we clearly find references to "God-forsakenness" in Psalm 22:1 as quoted by Jesus on the cross, <blockquote>“'''My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?'''” (Matt. 27:46; Mark 15:34) </blockquote>We know from the biblical accounts that He was on all accounts abandoned by His closest disciples in His hour of need but He has a different word to say regarding His Father in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+16%3A32&version=NIV John 16:32], <blockquote><br />
“A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You will leave me all alone. '''Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me.'''"</blockquote>Jesus spoke these words after the Last Supper where Judas had left prematurely to betray him. <br />
<br />
What did Jesus mean when he cried out “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Was this prayer of Christ upon the cross meant to indicate an ''actual abandonment'' of God the Father towards the Son or an ''experiential/apparent abandonment (God-forsakenness)?'' <br />
<br />
Jews of that time often quoted the first line of a Psalm out loud when praying to God individually so there is precedent for Jesus wanting us to read this entire Psalm (22) messianically. Reading further down in verse 24 it states, <br />
<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
24 For he has not despised or scorned<br />
:the suffering of the afflicted one;<br />
:'''''he has not hidden his face from him'''''<br />
:'''''but has listened to his cry for help.''''' (Psalm 22:24 '''''emphasis added''''')<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
The idea of God hiding his face in the bible is connected with unanswered prayer (see also [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+59%3A1-3&version=ESV Isaiah 59:1-3]) which would not apply to Jesus on the cross, who twice addresses petitions to God the Father which were certainly heard (see also [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+5%3A7&version=NIV Hebrews 5:7]):<br />
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# “'''Father, forgive them''', for they do not know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34)<br />
# “'''Father, into your hands I commend my spirit'''.” (Luke 23:46 quoting [https://biblehub.com/psalms/31-5.htm Psalm 31:5])<br />
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Reading [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+31&version=NIV Psalm 31]as the final Psalm Quoted by Jesus on the cross is also a cry for deliverance and should be read in context: <blockquote><poem><br />
4 Keep me free from the trap that is set for me,<br />
:for you are my refuge.<br />
5 '''Into your hands I commit my spirit''';<br />
:deliver me, Lord, my faithful God...<br />
15 My times are in your hands;<br />
:deliver me from the hands of my enemies,<br />
:from those who pursue me.<br />
16 '''Let your face shine on your servant''';<br />
:save me in your unfailing love...<br />
22 '''In my alarm I said,'''<br />
:“'''I am cut off from your sight!'''”<br />
'''Yet you heard my cry for mercy'''<br />
:when I called to you for help.<br />
23 Love the Lord, all his faithful people!<br />
:The Lord preserves those who are true to him,<br />
:but the proud he pays back in full.<br />
24 Be strong and take heart,<br />
:all you who hope in the Lord. (Psalm 31:4-5, 15-16, 22-24 '''''emphasis added''''')<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
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Here the author King David also dramatizes the experience of feeling abandoned by God but makes clear a distinction between ''actual abandonment'' and ''apparent abandonment''. Through suffering David learned that God would remain faithful through it all. As the scriptures declare in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy%202%3A13%2C2%20Corinthians%201%3A9%2CHebrews%205%3A8&version=NASB1995 2 Timothy 2:13, 2 Corinthians 1:9, and Hebrews 5:8]. <br />
<br />
Another article summarizes as follows:<blockquote>"[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+5%3A19&version=NIV 2 Corinthians 5:19] tells us that '''God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself'''. It was a wholesale involvement with Christ in the middle. Perhaps putting this statement together with Psalm 22:1 we could suggest that “'''God was in Christ experiencing God-forsakenness.'''” An incredible mystery, but one that I think is much more Biblically grounded than the idea of the Father turning His face away from the Son (equally a mystery but also more philosophically problematic with less Biblical grounding – can God even be separated or would that not cause everything to fall apart??)."[2]</blockquote><br />
It is profound to think that God the Father had prepared the events of the crucifixion even before the creation of the world (see [https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Revelation%2013%3A8 Revelation 13:8]). Therefore we can go back to prophecies about the "day of the Lord" and end times judgments in view of the atoning work of Christ. In Amos, we catch a glimpse of how the Father expected true contrition for sin and connected that with the experience of 'mourning for an only son'. These events were fulfilled on Good Friday when the sky turned black from noon till 3 pm when the veil in the temple tore thus bringing an end to the Passover festival. <br />
<br />
[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Amos+8%3A9-10&version=NIV Amos 8:9-10]<br />
<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
9 “'''In that day''',” declares the Sovereign Lord,<br />
“'''I will make the sun go down at noon'''<br />
:'''and darken the earth in broad daylight.'''<br />
10 I will turn your religious festivals into mourning<br />
:and all your singing into weeping.<br />
I will make all of you wear sackcloth<br />
:and shave your heads.<br />
'''I will make that time like mourning for an only son'''<br />
:and the end of it like a bitter day.<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
But perhaps the best biblical analogy for how God the Father suffered to give up His only Son, Is the story of '''Abraham and Isaac''' in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+22&version=NIV Genesis 22]. <br />
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Genesis 22:2 <blockquote>[God] He said (to Abraham), “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”</blockquote>The story culminates in verses 11-12 where the Lord stops Abraham's hand from having to sacrifice his son Isaac. <blockquote>11 But the angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!”<br />
<br />
“Here I am,” he replied.<br />
<br />
12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, '''because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.'''” </blockquote><br />
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It is upon this mountain (Mount Moriah) where Abraham was about to offer up his son Isaac, that would become the very spot where the temple of Solomon and the second temple would be built and the sacrificial system would be carried out until the death of Christ as the Passover lamb when the veil in the temple was torn.<br />
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'''Sources/Read More (Articles):'''<br />
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* [1] https://bendavidtrigg.com/2011/05/08/did-the-father-turn-his-face-away/<br />
* [2] Ibid<br />
* See also an article by [https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/thabiti-anyabwile/what-does-it-mean-for-the-father-to-forsake-the-son-part-3/ the Gospel Coalition]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* [http://assets.bakerpublishinggroup.com/misc/BakerAcademic/eSources/PowelleSources/words-of-jesus.html Dying Words of Jesus] (Baker Publishing Group)<br />
* [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Sayings_of_Jesus_on_the_cross Saying of Jesus on the Cross] (Wikipedia)<br />
* https://www.jesuswalk.com/7-last-words/<br />
* '''Citations'''</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Bible/Genealogies/OT&diff=1823Bible/Genealogies/OT2024-03-22T15:08:54Z<p>Admin: /* Post-Flood World: Genesis 9-11 */</p>
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<div>== Genealogies in Genesis ==<br />
See also: [[wikipedia:Genealogies_of_Genesis|Wikipedia | Genealogies of Genesis]]<br />
<br />
== Pre-Flood World: Genesis 1-6 ==<br />
Genesis 4:<br />
<br />
* Cain and Abel (v. 1-16)<br />
* Cain's Family Line (v. 17-24)<br />
* Seth and Enosh (v. 25-26)<br />
<br />
Genesis 5:<br />
<br />
* Adam/Seth’s family line (to Noah) (v. 1-32)<br />
<br />
Genesis 6: <br />
<br />
* Intermarriage issues Leading to the Flood (v. 1-8)<br />
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== Post-Flood World: Genesis 9-11 ==<br />
Genesis 9:<br />
<br />
* Curse on Ham/Canaan (v. 18-29)<br />
<br />
Genesis 10: <br />
<br />
* Table of Nations (v.1)<br />
** This is the account of Shem, Ham and Japheth, Noah’s sons, who themselves had sons after the flood.<br />
** The list includes 26 descendants of Shem, 30 descendants of Ham, and 14 descendants of Japheth. Totals 70 Nations.<br />
*** The Japhethites (v. 2-5)<br />
*** The Hamites (v. 6-20)<br />
*** The Semites (v. 21-32)<br />
<br />
== Patriarchal Lines ==<br />
<br />
==== Genesis 11: Abram ====<br />
* From Shem to Abram (v. 10-26)<br />
* Abram’s Family (v. 27-32)<br />
<br />
==== Jacobs Family in Egypt ====<br />
<br />
* Genesis 46:26-27<br />
* Exodus 1:5<br />
* Deuteronomy 10:22<br />
* Acts 7:14<br />
<br />
See also:<br />
<br />
* Article: https://notjustanotherbook.com/jacobfamily.htm<br />
* https://theisraelbible.com/how-many-people-really-descended-to-egypt-with-jacob/<br />
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== Israelite History ==<br />
<br />
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*'''The History of the Early Church | Terry Young:''' https://historyoftheearlychurch.wordpress.com/<br />
** Podcast Episodes: https://historyoftheearlychurch.wordpress.com/category/episodes/<br />
** Maps: https://historyoftheearlychurch.wordpress.com/maps/<br />
**[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bSFOoYDs-IUjaHo1MT0F_vRV-YSQJQWwspiPTLM13yc/edit#heading=h.ub2az7jmfsl7 Timeline | Google Doc]</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Bible/Study&diff=1821Bible/Study2024-03-21T15:55:37Z<p>Admin: /* Bible Sites (free) */</p>
<hr />
<div>see also:<br />
<br />
* [[Bible/Books]]<br />
* [[Bible/Chronology]]<br />
* [[Bible/Maps]]<br />
<br />
== Bible Sites (free) ==<br />
<br />
* '''Free-Bible.com'''<br />
** https://www.free-bible.com/<br />
* '''Bible-History.com'''<br />
**https://bible-history.com/<br />
** '''Geography''': https://geography.bible-history.com/<br />
* '''Knowing-Jesus.com:''' https://www.knowing-jesus.com/<br />
**'''Bible''': https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/<br />
*** Bible App | Parallel Bible | Topics Words Phrases<br />
****'''Themes | Thematic Bible''': https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/themes<br />
***** Topical Readings: https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/readings<br />
**** Interlinear: https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/interlinear<br />
**'''Devotionals''': https://devotion.knowing-jesus.com/ <br />
*** Devotional Studies: https://devotion.knowing-jesus.com/devotional-studies<br />
**** Elizabeth Haworth: <nowiki>https://devotion.knowing-jesus.com/authors/Elizabeth+Haworth</nowiki> <br />
***** Prayers of Paul: https://devotion.knowing-jesus.com/devotional-studies/paul-man-of-prayer<br />
**'''Audio Books:''' https://study.knowing-jesus.com/audio<br />
*** Andrew Murray: True Vine: https://study.knowing-jesus.com/audio/the-true-vine-by-andrew-murray<br />
**'''Question and Answers''': https://answers.knowing-jesus.com/<br />
***'''Intro to Bible Chronology''': https://answers.knowing-jesus.com/question/an-introduction-to-biblical-chronology<br />
***'''Free EBooks''': https://answers.knowing-jesus.com/question/free-books<br />
**'''Images''': https://images.knowing-jesus.com/<br />
**'''Prayer''': https://prayer.knowing-jesus.com/<br />
***https://prayer.knowing-jesus.com/Prayers-on-Abiding-in-Christ<br />
* '''OverviewBible.com''': [https://overviewbible.com/ OverviewBible.com] <br />
** Free bible study resources to help the average person understand the big picture of scripture.<br />
* '''The Bible Project''': [https://bibleproject.com/ The Bible Project]<br />
** High quality animated videos and other resources to go deeper into the story of the bible<br />
* '''BibleStudyTools.com''': https://www.biblestudytools.com/<br />
** Heb/Greek Lexicons: https://www.biblestudytools.com/lexicons/<br />
** Encyclopedia: https://www.biblestudytools.com/encyclopedias/isbe/<br />
** Audio Bible: https://www.biblestudytools.com/audio-bible/esv/<br />
** Devotionals: https://www.biblestudytools.com/devotionals/<br />
** Sermons: https://www.biblestudytools.com/sermons/<br />
* '''BlueLetterBible''': https://www.blueletterbible.org/study.cfm<br />
** Audio Commentaries: https://www.blueletterbible.org/audio_video/<br />
** Translators and Reformers: https://www.blueletterbible.org/study/parallel/paral06.cfm<br />
** Media:<br />
*** The Jesus Film: https://www.blueletterbible.org/JesusFilm/<br />
** Free Online Courses: <br />
*** Chuck Smith - Holy Spirit: https://study.bible/lesson/394<br />
* '''BibleHub''': https://biblehub.com/<br />
** Sermons: https://biblehub.com/sermons/<br />
** OpenBible: https://openbible.com/<br />
*** Free open source bible resources: https://openbible.com/downloads.htm<br />
**** Timeline Charts: https://openbible.com/timelinecharts.htm<br />
**** Topical Indexes: https://openbible.com/downloads.htm<br />
* '''Daily Light: OnlineMinistry''' (Free Resources): https://onlineministry.org/ <br />
** Bible Topics: https://bibletopics.org/<br />
** Story of Jesus: https://storyofjesus.org/<br />
** Daily Devotional: Portraits of Jesus by George W. Brown: https://dailydevotional.org/<br />
** Conflict of the Ages Series: Free bible commentary<br />
* '''Understand Christianity.com''': https://www.understandchristianity.com/<br />
** Timelines: https://www.understandchristianity.com/timelines/ (powered by logos)<br />
* '''WatchTower Online (Jehovah's Witnesses) Bible''': https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/binav/r1/lp-e (has quality bible book intro videos)<br />
<br />
== Other Resources ==<br />
*'''Catholic Resources.org''': https://catholic-resources.org/<br />
**Bible Study Resources (all): https://catholic-resources.org/Bible/index.html<br />
***Bible Study Sources: https://catholic-resources.org/Bible/Bibliography.htm<br />
***List of Bible Web Links: https://catholic-resources.org/Bible/Links.htm<br />
***List of Bible Publishers: https://catholic-resources.org/Bible/Publishers.htm<br />
*'''EndurigWord.com''': [https://enduringword.com/ EnduringWord.com] - a great expository, line-by-line, commentary on the bible by David Guzik.<br />
*'''SNU.edu''' | Howard Culbertson (Southern Nazarene University -- Open Educational Resource (OER) site):<br />
**'''Homepage''': https://home.snu.edu/~hculbert/index.htm<br />
**Course Materials:<br />
***Introduction to Biblical Literature: https://home.snu.edu/~hculbert/biblit.htm<br />
*** Ministry, Church and Society: https://home.snu.edu/~hculbert/mcs.htm#gened<br />
***Christian Thought -- basic Christian beliefs: https://home.snu.edu/~hculbert/thought.htm<br />
**Presentations: https://home.snu.edu/~hculbert/ppt.htm<br />
*'''EntertheBible.org''': [https://enterthebible.org/ EntertheBible.org] (from Luther Seminary)<br />
**An expansive, fascinating, helpful, and free resource for those who want to study the Bible and grow in their faith. If you want to understand the people, places and events of the Bible, then Enter the Bible will become an invaluable guide on your scriptural journey.<br />
*'''Bible Researcher.com''': [https://www.bible-researcher.com/index.html Bible Researcher.com] - Scholarly (re)sources for biblical and theological study.<br />
**[https://www.bible-researcher.com/history1.html Chronology of Scripture]<br />
**[https://www.bible-researcher.com/biblical-interpretation.html Biblical Interpretation and Theology]<br />
*'''Best Commentaries.com''': [https://bestcommentaries.com/ BestCommentaries.com] - "rotten tomatoes for biblical study"<br />
*'''Life-Study Bible''': [https://www.lifestudy.com/ Life-Study of the Bible with Witness Lee]<br />
**a monumental and classic work by Witness Lee. A commentary on every book of the bible with an emphasis on the believers' experience of Christ.<br />
<br />
*[https://forallthings.bible/ For All Things Bible] is showcasing Bible websites from around the internet. Here we are curating both useful and engaging Bible websites with an aim to help more people experience the life-changing message of the Bible.<br />
* '''Bible Places.com''': [https://www.bibleplaces.com/ BiblePlaces.com] - High-Quality Photos from the Biblical World<br />
<br />
* '''Bible Universe.com''': https://www.bibleuniverse.com/<br />
**A curated list of creative websites providing resources on the bible.<br />
See also [[Look/Biblical Archaeology]]</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Church/History&diff=1820Church/History2024-03-21T15:46:37Z<p>Admin: /* Additional Resources */</p>
<hr />
<div>see also [[Timelines/Church History]], [[Timelines/Devotional Writers]]<br />
<br />
==Main Pages==<br />
{{Special:PrefixIndex/Church/History}}<br />
<br />
== Additional Resources ==<br />
*'''The Story of the Church (Free Resource)'''<br />
**https://www.ritchies.net/churchhi.htm<br />
*'''Christian History Institute.org'''<br />
**https://christianhistoryinstitute.org/study<br />
*[https://renovare.org/articles Renovare | Articles] - ''Articles listed by authors (ancient, contemporary, and everything in between)''<br />
*[https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/ Christianity Today | History] - ''A vast library of articles on Church history''<br />
**[https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/eras/ Christianity Today | History | Eras] - ''A timeline of important events in Church history sorted by eras''<br />
**[https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/people/ Christianity Today | History | People] - ''Important figures in Church history sorted by category''<br />
<br />
* '''OrthodoxWiki | Category: Church History'''<br />
**https://orthodoxwiki.org/Category:Church_History<br />
*'''The History of the Early Church | Terry Young:''' https://historyoftheearlychurch.wordpress.com/<br />
** Podcast Episodes: https://historyoftheearlychurch.wordpress.com/category/episodes/<br />
** Maps: https://historyoftheearlychurch.wordpress.com/maps/<br />
**[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bSFOoYDs-IUjaHo1MT0F_vRV-YSQJQWwspiPTLM13yc/edit#heading=h.ub2az7jmfsl7 Timeline | Google Doc]</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Bible/Study&diff=1819Bible/Study2024-03-21T15:43:17Z<p>Admin: /* Bible Sites (free) */</p>
<hr />
<div>see also:<br />
<br />
* [[Bible/Books]]<br />
* [[Bible/Chronology]]<br />
* [[Bible/Maps]]<br />
<br />
== Bible Sites (free) ==<br />
<br />
* '''Free-Bible.com'''<br />
** https://www.free-bible.com/<br />
* '''Bible-History.com'''<br />
** https://bible-history.com/<br />
* '''Knowing-Jesus.com:''' https://www.knowing-jesus.com/<br />
**'''Bible''': https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/<br />
*** Bible App | Parallel Bible | Topics Words Phrases<br />
****'''Themes | Thematic Bible''': https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/themes<br />
***** Topical Readings: https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/readings<br />
**** Interlinear: https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/interlinear<br />
**'''Devotionals''': https://devotion.knowing-jesus.com/ <br />
*** Devotional Studies: https://devotion.knowing-jesus.com/devotional-studies<br />
**** Elizabeth Haworth: <nowiki>https://devotion.knowing-jesus.com/authors/Elizabeth+Haworth</nowiki> <br />
***** Prayers of Paul: https://devotion.knowing-jesus.com/devotional-studies/paul-man-of-prayer<br />
**'''Audio Books:''' https://study.knowing-jesus.com/audio<br />
*** Andrew Murray: True Vine: https://study.knowing-jesus.com/audio/the-true-vine-by-andrew-murray<br />
**'''Question and Answers''': https://answers.knowing-jesus.com/<br />
***'''Intro to Bible Chronology''': https://answers.knowing-jesus.com/question/an-introduction-to-biblical-chronology<br />
***'''Free EBooks''': https://answers.knowing-jesus.com/question/free-books<br />
**'''Images''': https://images.knowing-jesus.com/<br />
**'''Prayer''': https://prayer.knowing-jesus.com/<br />
***https://prayer.knowing-jesus.com/Prayers-on-Abiding-in-Christ<br />
* '''OverviewBible.com''': [https://overviewbible.com/ OverviewBible.com] <br />
** Free bible study resources to help the average person understand the big picture of scripture.<br />
* '''The Bible Project''': [https://bibleproject.com/ The Bible Project]<br />
** High quality animated videos and other resources to go deeper into the story of the bible<br />
* '''BibleStudyTools.com''': https://www.biblestudytools.com/<br />
** Heb/Greek Lexicons: https://www.biblestudytools.com/lexicons/<br />
** Encyclopedia: https://www.biblestudytools.com/encyclopedias/isbe/<br />
** Audio Bible: https://www.biblestudytools.com/audio-bible/esv/<br />
** Devotionals: https://www.biblestudytools.com/devotionals/<br />
** Sermons: https://www.biblestudytools.com/sermons/<br />
* '''BlueLetterBible''': https://www.blueletterbible.org/study.cfm<br />
** Audio Commentaries: https://www.blueletterbible.org/audio_video/<br />
** Translators and Reformers: https://www.blueletterbible.org/study/parallel/paral06.cfm<br />
** Media:<br />
*** The Jesus Film: https://www.blueletterbible.org/JesusFilm/<br />
** Free Online Courses: <br />
*** Chuck Smith - Holy Spirit: https://study.bible/lesson/394<br />
* '''BibleHub''': https://biblehub.com/<br />
** Sermons: https://biblehub.com/sermons/<br />
** OpenBible: https://openbible.com/<br />
*** Free open source bible resources: https://openbible.com/downloads.htm<br />
**** Timeline Charts: https://openbible.com/timelinecharts.htm<br />
**** Topical Indexes: https://openbible.com/downloads.htm<br />
* '''Daily Light: OnlineMinistry''' (Free Resources): https://onlineministry.org/ <br />
** Bible Topics: https://bibletopics.org/<br />
** Story of Jesus: https://storyofjesus.org/<br />
** Daily Devotional: Portraits of Jesus by George W. Brown: https://dailydevotional.org/<br />
** Conflict of the Ages Series: Free bible commentary<br />
* '''Understand Christianity.com''': https://www.understandchristianity.com/<br />
** Timelines: https://www.understandchristianity.com/timelines/ (powered by logos)<br />
* '''WatchTower Online (Jehovah's Witnesses) Bible''': https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/binav/r1/lp-e (has quality bible book intro videos)<br />
<br />
== Other Resources ==<br />
*'''Catholic Resources.org''': https://catholic-resources.org/<br />
**Bible Study Resources (all): https://catholic-resources.org/Bible/index.html<br />
***Bible Study Sources: https://catholic-resources.org/Bible/Bibliography.htm<br />
***List of Bible Web Links: https://catholic-resources.org/Bible/Links.htm<br />
***List of Bible Publishers: https://catholic-resources.org/Bible/Publishers.htm<br />
*'''EndurigWord.com''': [https://enduringword.com/ EnduringWord.com] - a great expository, line-by-line, commentary on the bible by David Guzik.<br />
*'''SNU.edu''' | Howard Culbertson (Southern Nazarene University -- Open Educational Resource (OER) site):<br />
**'''Homepage''': https://home.snu.edu/~hculbert/index.htm<br />
**Course Materials:<br />
***Introduction to Biblical Literature: https://home.snu.edu/~hculbert/biblit.htm<br />
*** Ministry, Church and Society: https://home.snu.edu/~hculbert/mcs.htm#gened<br />
***Christian Thought -- basic Christian beliefs: https://home.snu.edu/~hculbert/thought.htm<br />
**Presentations: https://home.snu.edu/~hculbert/ppt.htm<br />
*'''EntertheBible.org''': [https://enterthebible.org/ EntertheBible.org] (from Luther Seminary)<br />
**An expansive, fascinating, helpful, and free resource for those who want to study the Bible and grow in their faith. If you want to understand the people, places and events of the Bible, then Enter the Bible will become an invaluable guide on your scriptural journey.<br />
*'''Bible Researcher.com''': [https://www.bible-researcher.com/index.html Bible Researcher.com] - Scholarly (re)sources for biblical and theological study.<br />
**[https://www.bible-researcher.com/history1.html Chronology of Scripture]<br />
**[https://www.bible-researcher.com/biblical-interpretation.html Biblical Interpretation and Theology]<br />
*'''Best Commentaries.com''': [https://bestcommentaries.com/ BestCommentaries.com] - "rotten tomatoes for biblical study"<br />
*'''Life-Study Bible''': [https://www.lifestudy.com/ Life-Study of the Bible with Witness Lee]<br />
**a monumental and classic work by Witness Lee. A commentary on every book of the bible with an emphasis on the believers' experience of Christ.<br />
<br />
*[https://forallthings.bible/ For All Things Bible] is showcasing Bible websites from around the internet. Here we are curating both useful and engaging Bible websites with an aim to help more people experience the life-changing message of the Bible.<br />
* '''Bible Places.com''': [https://www.bibleplaces.com/ BiblePlaces.com] - High-Quality Photos from the Biblical World<br />
<br />
* '''Bible Universe.com''': https://www.bibleuniverse.com/<br />
**A curated list of creative websites providing resources on the bible.<br />
See also [[Look/Biblical Archaeology]]</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Prayers&diff=1818Prayers2024-03-20T14:59:28Z<p>Admin: /* See also */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Hermann Clementz - Christus im Getsemani-Garten betend.Jpeg|thumb|Hermann Clementz - Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane]] Below is an index of all the prayers on this wiki. <br />
<br />
I recommend starting with [[Prayers/Lord's Prayer, The|The Lord's Prayer]].<br />
<br />
<hr><br />
<br />
<br />
{{Special:PrefixIndex/Prayers/}}<br />
<br />
== See also ==<br />
<br />
* [[Psalms]]<br />
* [[Teachings/Prayer]]<br />
* [[Liturgies]]<br />
**[[Liturgy/Lord's Prayer, The]]<br />
***[[Liturgy/Embolism, the]]<br />
*** [[Prayers/St. Ignatius of Loyola]]<br />
<br />
== Inspiration Links: ==<br />
<br />
* [https://acollectionofprayers.com aCollectionofPrayers.com] - An online collection of prayers from throughout Church History<br />
<br />
== Recommended Literature ==<br />
<br />
* [https://www.amazon.com/Years-Prayer-Compiled-Michael-Counsell/dp/0819219215 2000 Years of Prayer] - (Book) Compiled by Michael Counsell</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Prayers&diff=1817Prayers2024-03-20T14:56:33Z<p>Admin: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Hermann Clementz - Christus im Getsemani-Garten betend.Jpeg|thumb|Hermann Clementz - Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane]] Below is an index of all the prayers on this wiki. <br />
<br />
I recommend starting with [[Prayers/Lord's Prayer, The|The Lord's Prayer]].<br />
<br />
<hr><br />
<br />
<br />
{{Special:PrefixIndex/Prayers/}}<br />
<br />
== See also ==<br />
<br />
* [[Psalms]]<br />
* [[Teachings/Prayer]]<br />
* [[Prayers/St. Bernard of Clairvaux]]<br />
* [[Prayers/Ted Loder]]<br />
* [[Prayers/Dallas Willard]]<br />
* [[Liturgies]]<br />
**[[Liturgy/Lord's Prayer, The]]<br />
***[[Liturgy/Embolism, the]]<br />
*** [[Prayers/St. Ignatius of Loyola]]<br />
<br />
== Inspiration Links: ==<br />
<br />
* [https://acollectionofprayers.com aCollectionofPrayers.com] - An online collection of prayers from throughout Church History<br />
<br />
== Recommended Literature ==<br />
<br />
* [https://www.amazon.com/Years-Prayer-Compiled-Michael-Counsell/dp/0819219215 2000 Years of Prayer] - (Book) Compiled by Michael Counsell</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Prayers/Mother_Cabrini&diff=1816Prayers/Mother Cabrini2024-03-20T14:52:11Z<p>Admin: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Francesca Cabrini.JPG|thumb|Francesca Cabrini]]<br />
== For Anxiety ==<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
Jesus, fortify me with the grace of your Holy Spirit and give your peace to my Soul that I may be free of all needless anxiety, solicitude, and worry.<br />
<br />
Help me to desire always that which is pleasing and acceptable to You so that your will may be my own.<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
== A Prayer of Praise ==<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
Oh Jesus, my Love, what are you like? I understand you — and yet I do not understand you — but I profoundly adore your majesty, bless your mercy, love your bounty, and love you yourself.<br />
<br />
Yes, I love you, I love so much, so very much! With your grace, loving Jesus, I will run behind you to the end of the race, forever, for always. Help me, Jesus, because I want to do this ardently, swiftly.<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
== For Discernment ==<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
My Jesus, I have not always recognized your loving plans for me. Every day, with the help of your light I learn more of you loving care. Continue to increase my awareness of the gentleness of your loving plans.<br />
<br />
I want to follow the purpose for which I was created.<br />
<br />
See, I am in your hands.<br />
<br />
Help me to choose the best way to serve you.<br />
<br />
Walk with me, Jesus. Stay by my side and guide me! <br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
== Prayer for Surrender to Jesus ==<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
My loving Jesus, I enclose myself in you and surrender myself completely in your loving Heart…Enlighten my mind with a ray of your light, move my heart and soul and make me do whatever pleases you and is for your greater glory.<br />
<br />
Jesus, I love you so much…but I am so weak that in my ignorance and sinfulness I still do not know how to correspond, even partially, to all the special graces and loving tenderness with which you surround me.<br />
<br />
I will think of you and rest in you, my beloved Jesus.<br />
<br />
Behold your servant — do with me whatever you want!<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
== For Purification ==<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
Purify me, Jesus! With one drop of your precious blood, make my soul beautiful, make me worthy of you who are immense beauty and ineffable purity.<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
== A Prayer of Trust ==<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
My Beloved, enlarge my soul so that I may understand all your goodness and mercy… I completely surrender myself totally to you with great faith and rest tranquilly in your arms, like an infant with her mother.<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
== Sources ==<br />
- https://cabrinishrinenyc.org/prayers-of-mother-cabrini/</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Prayers/Mother_Cabrini&diff=1815Prayers/Mother Cabrini2024-03-20T14:51:34Z<p>Admin: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Francesca Cabrini.JPG|thumb|Francesca Cabrini]]<br />
== For Anxiety ==<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
Jesus, fortify me with the grace of your Holy Spirit and give your peace to my Soul that I may be free of all needless anxiety, solicitude, and worry.<br />
<br />
Help me to desire always that which is pleasing and acceptable to You so that your will may be my own.<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
== A Prayer of Praise ==<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
Oh Jesus, my Love, what are you like? I understand you — and yet I do not understand you — but I profoundly adore your majesty, bless your mercy, love your bounty, and love you yourself.<br />
<br />
Yes, I love you, I love so much, so very much! With your grace, loving Jesus, I will run behind you to the end of the race, forever, for always. Help me, Jesus, because I want to do this ardently, swiftly.<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
<br />
== For Discernment ==<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
My Jesus, I have not always recognized your loving plans for me. Every day, with the help of your light I learn more of you loving care. Continue to increase my awareness of the gentleness of your loving plans.<br />
<br />
I want to follow the purpose for which I was created.<br />
<br />
See, I am in your hands.<br />
<br />
Help me to choose the best way to serve you.<br />
<br />
Walk with me, Jesus. Stay by my side and guide me! <br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
== Prayer for Surrender to Jesus ==<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
My loving Jesus, I enclose myself in you and surrender myself completely in your loving Heart…Enlighten my mind with a ray of your light, move my heart and soul and make me do whatever pleases you and is for your greater glory.<br />
<br />
Jesus, I love you so much…but I am so weak that in my ignorance and sinfulness I still do not know how to correspond, even partially, to all the special graces and loving tenderness with which you surround me.<br />
<br />
I will think of you and rest in you, my beloved Jesus.<br />
<br />
Behold your servant — do with me whatever you want!<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
== For Purification ==<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
Purify me, Jesus! With one drop of your precious blood, make my soul beautiful, make me worthy of you who are immense beauty and ineffable purity.<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
== A Prayer of Trust ==<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
My Beloved, enlarge my soul so that I may understand all your goodness and mercy… I completely surrender myself totally to you with great faith and rest tranquilly in your arms, like an infant with her mother.<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
== Sources ==<br />
- https://cabrinishrinenyc.org/prayers-of-mother-cabrini/</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Prayers/Mother_Cabrini&diff=1814Prayers/Mother Cabrini2024-03-20T14:46:52Z<p>Admin: Created page with "For Anxiety Jesus, fortify me with the grace of your Holy Spirit and give your peace to my Soul that I may be free of all needless anxiety, solicitude, and worry. Help me to..."</p>
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<div>For Anxiety<br />
Jesus, fortify me with the grace of your Holy Spirit and give your peace to my Soul that I may be free of all needless anxiety, solicitude, and worry.<br />
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Help me to desire always that which is pleasing and acceptable to You so that your will may be my own.<br />
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A Prayer of Praise<br />
Oh Jesus, my Love, what are you like? I understand you — and yet I do not understand you — but I profoundly adore your majesty, bless your mercy, love your bounty, and love you yourself.<br />
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Yes, I love you, I love so much, so very much! With your grace, loving Jesus, I will run behind you to the end of the race, forever, for always. Help me, Jesus, because I want to do this ardently, swiftly.<br />
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For Discernment<br />
My Jesus, I have not always recognized your loving plans for me. Every day, with the help of your light I learn more of you loving care. Continue to increase my awareness of the gentleness of your loving plans.<br />
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I want to follow the purpose for which I was created.<br />
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See, I am in your hands.<br />
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Help me to choose the best way to serve you.<br />
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Walk with me, Jesus. Stay by my side and guide me! [[File:Francesca Cabrini.JPG|thumb|Francesca Cabrini]]</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=1813Main Page2024-03-20T14:46:07Z<p>Admin: </p>
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<div>== TheCrossRoads.wiki ==<br />
<blockquote>''TheCrossRoads.wiki'' is a Christian Wikipedia dedicated to providing free open content for biblical study and resources to aid in the spiritual growth of individuals and groups. </blockquote><br />
Read more [[About this Wiki]].<br />
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== Our Vision Verse ==<br />
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== Our Format ==<br />
'''''TheCrossRoads.wiki'' publications format:'''<br />
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# '''[[Stand]]:''' Exploring the teachings of the Bible and the Church<br />
# '''[[Look]]:''' Celebrating the Creative arts of the Church<br />
# '''[[Ask]]:''' Answering tough questions on topics of faith<br />
# '''[[Walk]]:''' Church history/biographies and discipleship resources<br />
# '''[[Rest]]:''' Prayer and devotional resources to connect with God<br />
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== Main Pages ==<br />
* [[About this Wiki]]<br />
* [[Bible]]<br />
** [[Bible/Reading Plans]]<br />
**[[Bible/Study]]<br />
***[[Bible Reference/Prophecies]]<br />
***[[Bible Reference/Gospel Parallels]]<br />
***[[Bible/Translations]]<br />
**[[Bible/Books]]<br />
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**[[Bible/Maps]]<br />
**[[Bible/Genealogies]]<br />
**[[Bible/Hermeneutics]]<br />
***[[Bible/Gramatical Interpretation]]<br />
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*[[Books]]<br />
* [[Church]]<br />
**[[Church/History]]<br />
***[[Church/History/People]]<br />
***[[Church/History/Eras]]<br />
**[[Church/Fathers]]<br />
**[[Church/Writings]]<br />
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***[[Church/Letters/John Newton]]<br />
**[[Church/Denominations]]<br />
* [[Exercises]]<br />
**[[Exercises/Remember the Lord]]<br />
**[[Exercises/Examine]]<br />
**[[Exercises/Affirmations]]<br />
**[[Exercises/Bucket Lists]]<br />
*[[Devotions]]<br />
**[[Devotions/Prayer-and-Verse (slides)]]<br />
**[[Devotions/Daily Prayers for Kids]]<br />
*[[Disciplines]]<br />
**[[Disciplines/Meditation]]<br />
*[[Discipleship]]<br />
**[[Discipleship/Boundaries]]<br />
* [[Formation]]<br />
**[[St. Ignatius of Loyola|Ignatius of Loyola]]<br />
***[[SE|The Spiritual Exercises]]<br />
* [[Liturgies]]<br />
**[[Liturgy]]<br />
**[[Liturgical Calendar]]<br />
**[[Liturgy/Book of Common Prayer]]<br />
**[[Liturgy/Daily Office]]<br />
**[[Liturgy/Psalter]]<br />
**[[Liturgy/Hours]]<br />
**[[BCP]] (1917)<br />
***[[BCP/Daily Morning Prayer: Rite Two]]<br />
* [[Lectionaries]]<br />
* [[Psalms]]<br />
**[[Book of Psalms|The Book of Psalms]]<br />
** [[Psalms/John Carmody]]<br />
** [[Psalms/Daniel Berrigan]]<br />
* [[Poems]]<br />
**[[Poems/John Greenleaf Whittier]]<br />
** [[Poems/Wait]]<br />
** [[Poems/Letters to Malcom]]<br />
* [[Prayers]]<br />
**[[Prayers/Lord's Prayer, The]]<br />
**[[Prayers/Breath Prayers]]<br />
**[[Prayers/Resources]]<br />
**[[Prayers/Peace of Jerusalem]]<br />
**[[Prayers/Practice of the Presence]]<br />
**[[Prayers/Mother Cabrini]]<br />
*[[Pump Ups]]<br />
**[[Pump Ups/Sermon Jams]]<br />
**[[Pump Ups/Thunder Claps]]<br />
* [[Sayings]]<br />
** [[Sayings/Jesus]]<br />
***[[Sayings/Jesus on the cross]]<br />
*[[Sermons]]<br />
*[[Songs]]<br />
**[[Songs/Hymns]]<br />
**[[Songs/Psalms]]<br />
**[[Songs/Praise]]<br />
**[[Songs/Resources]]<br />
**[[Songs/Soaking Music]]<br />
* [[Teachings]]<br />
**[[Teachings/Vocation]]<br />
***[[Teachings/Vocation/Threefold Calling]]<br />
**[[Teachings/Prayer]]<br />
***[[Teachings/Prayer/Lord's Prayer, The]]<br />
***[[Teachings/Prayer/Three Parables on Prayer]]<br />
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*[[Theology]]<br />
**[[Theology/Creation]]<br />
*[[Timelines]]<br />
**[[Timelines/Devotional Writers]]<br />
**[[Timelines/Bible History]]<br />
**[[Timelines/Church History]]<br />
*[[Inspiration]]<br />
*[[Resources]]<br />
**[[Resources/OER]]<br />
**[[Resources/Photos]]<br />
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[[Special:AllPages|See All Pages >]]<br />
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== Inspiration Links ==<br />
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* Theopedia.com: https://www.theopedia.com/<br />
* Wikiversity.org<br />
** Portal: Christianity: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Portal:Christianity<br />
** School: Theology: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/School:Theology<br />
** Gospel of John: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Gospel_of_John_(CBS)<br />
*** https://catholic-resources.org/John/Intro.html<br />
* Conversatio: https://conversatio.org/<br />
** Full Library: https://conversatio.org/library/<br />
** Desert Spirituality: https://conversatio.org/collections/desert-spirituality/<br />
** The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius: https://conversatio.org/the-spiritual-exercises-of-st-ignatius/<br />
* Dallas Willard: https://dwillard.org/<br />
* JesusWalk.com https://www.jesuswalk.com/<br />
* Practicing the Way: https://www.practicingtheway.org/<br />
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*</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Look&diff=1812Look2024-03-05T16:43:59Z<p>Admin: /* A Call to Creative Vision */</p>
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== A Call to Creative Vision == <br />
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hnVxmGNZws&list=PLVP2KI-gp79W-CBxabWbjuRnxaPceVwKt&ab_channel=TENETCHURCH</embedvideo><br />
The Spirit of Innovation: Part 1 // Soul Food Ep. 1 // Sunday School<br />
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* See also Bob Sorge: https://www.youtube.com/@BobSorge/videos<br />
* Tenet Church (Joel Sorge): https://www.youtube.com/@TENET.CHURCH<br />
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== Art History ==<br />
<embedvideo service="vimeo">https://vimeo.com/184467093</embedvideo><br />
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See: The History of Liturgical Art | https://vimeo.com/184467093<br />
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* From: https://proktr.com/work#/illuminate/ | https://illuminate.us/look<br />
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== Creative Arts - All Categories ==<br />
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{{Special:PrefixIndex/Look/}}<br />
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== Creative Arts - Misc. ==<br />
* GenesisFile.com: https://genesisfile.com/ showcases the "Greatest Story Ever Told" in landmark academic science, concert-stage music, classic art, history and Scripture.<br />
* Catholic Resources | Art: https://catholic-resources.org/Art/ - Massive collection of links to Bible related artwork<br />
* ArtBible.info: https://www.artbible.info/ - Art related to bible passages<br />
<br />
== Bible Illustrations ==<br />
'''Christian.art'''<br />
<br />
* https://christian.art/<br />
<br />
'''FullofEyes.com'''<br />
<br />
* https://www.fullofeyes.com/<br />
<br />
'''Stories / Narrative Illustrations:'''<br />
* '''Free Bible Images''' - https://www.freebibleimages.org/<br />
*'''OpenBible.info | Digital Bible Art''' - https://www.openbible.info/labs/ai-bible-art/<br />
*'''Images for Jesus''' - http://www.imagesforjesus.com/ - (A collector's Gallery of Artists who created images of the Life of Christ. This Gallery is organized according to artist last names.)<br />
*'''The Digital Bible Society''' - https://www.divinerevelations.info/dbs/english/bible/images/_/01-gen.html<br />
<br />
See [[Look/Biblical Illustrations]]<br />
<br />
'''Bible Verses Art:'''<br />
<br />
* '''OverviewBible.com | Bible Verse Art''' - https://overviewbible.com/bible-verse-art/<br />
<br />
== Contemporary Arts ==<br />
Here you will find a curated list of inspiring Christian artwork. <br />
<br />
'''Ekstasis Magazine (from CT)'''<br />
<br />
* https://www.ekstasismagazine.com/art-meets-academia<br />
'''The Illuminators (from CT)'''<br />
* https://www.christianitytoday.com/partners/creative-studio/illuminators.html <br />
'''Makoto Fujimura'''<br />
<br />
* Culture Care: https://culturecarecreative.com/ <br />
** “''Culture Care'' is to see light and beauty beyond the Shadows and create into that possibility.”<br />
'''Stephen Proctor'''<br />
<br />
* https://proktr.com/<br />
* Illuminate.us<br />
** Videos: https://illuminate.us/videos<br />
<br />
== Fine-Arts (Historical) ==<br />
<br />
* '''Art.com | Christianity''' - https://www.art.com/gallery/id--b12115/christianity-posters.htm?pathNumber=0<br />
* '''Artsy.net | Christianity''' - https://www.artsy.net/gene/christian-art-and-architecture<br />
** Article - [https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-bible-stories-essential-understanding-art-history The Bible Stories Essential to Understanding Art History]<br />
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See [[Look/Historical Art and Architecture]] (coming soon)<br />
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== Misc. ==<br />
<br />
==== Comics ====<br />
<br />
* Adam4D: https://adam4d.com/<br />
<br />
==== Films ====<br />
<br />
* Torchlighters.org: https://torchlighters.org/<br />
<br />
==== Christian Infographics/Charts ====<br />
<br />
* Visual Theology: https://visualtheology.church/<br />
* Rose Publishing: https://www.hendricksonrose.com/<br />
<br />
==== Vintage Photos - Church History ====<br />
* SermonIndex | Images: https://www.sermonindex.net/modules/myalbum/index.php<br />
<br />
==== Christian Iconography ====<br />
<br />
* Christian iconography Info - https://www.christianiconography.info/index.html</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Look&diff=1811Look2024-03-05T16:36:06Z<p>Admin: /* Bible Illustrations */</p>
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== A Call to Creative Vision == <br />
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hnVxmGNZws&list=PLVP2KI-gp79W-CBxabWbjuRnxaPceVwKt&ab_channel=TENETCHURCH</embedvideo><br />
The Spirit of Innovation: Part 1 // Soul Food Ep. 1 // Sunday School<br />
<br />
== Art History ==<br />
<embedvideo service="vimeo">https://vimeo.com/184467093</embedvideo><br />
<br />
See: The History of Liturgical Art | https://vimeo.com/184467093<br />
<br />
* From: https://proktr.com/work#/illuminate/ | https://illuminate.us/look<br />
<br />
== Creative Arts - All Categories ==<br />
<br />
{{Special:PrefixIndex/Look/}}<br />
<br />
== Creative Arts - Misc. ==<br />
* GenesisFile.com: https://genesisfile.com/ showcases the "Greatest Story Ever Told" in landmark academic science, concert-stage music, classic art, history and Scripture.<br />
* Catholic Resources | Art: https://catholic-resources.org/Art/ - Massive collection of links to Bible related artwork<br />
* ArtBible.info: https://www.artbible.info/ - Art related to bible passages<br />
<br />
== Bible Illustrations ==<br />
'''Christian.art'''<br />
<br />
* https://christian.art/<br />
<br />
'''FullofEyes.com'''<br />
<br />
* https://www.fullofeyes.com/<br />
<br />
'''Stories / Narrative Illustrations:'''<br />
* '''Free Bible Images''' - https://www.freebibleimages.org/<br />
*'''OpenBible.info | Digital Bible Art''' - https://www.openbible.info/labs/ai-bible-art/<br />
*'''Images for Jesus''' - http://www.imagesforjesus.com/ - (A collector's Gallery of Artists who created images of the Life of Christ. This Gallery is organized according to artist last names.)<br />
*'''The Digital Bible Society''' - https://www.divinerevelations.info/dbs/english/bible/images/_/01-gen.html<br />
<br />
See [[Look/Biblical Illustrations]]<br />
<br />
'''Bible Verses Art:'''<br />
<br />
* '''OverviewBible.com | Bible Verse Art''' - https://overviewbible.com/bible-verse-art/<br />
<br />
== Contemporary Arts ==<br />
Here you will find a curated list of inspiring Christian artwork. <br />
<br />
'''Ekstasis Magazine (from CT)'''<br />
<br />
* https://www.ekstasismagazine.com/art-meets-academia<br />
'''The Illuminators (from CT)'''<br />
* https://www.christianitytoday.com/partners/creative-studio/illuminators.html <br />
'''Makoto Fujimura'''<br />
<br />
* Culture Care: https://culturecarecreative.com/ <br />
** “''Culture Care'' is to see light and beauty beyond the Shadows and create into that possibility.”<br />
'''Stephen Proctor'''<br />
<br />
* https://proktr.com/<br />
* Illuminate.us<br />
** Videos: https://illuminate.us/videos<br />
<br />
== Fine-Arts (Historical) ==<br />
<br />
* '''Art.com | Christianity''' - https://www.art.com/gallery/id--b12115/christianity-posters.htm?pathNumber=0<br />
* '''Artsy.net | Christianity''' - https://www.artsy.net/gene/christian-art-and-architecture<br />
** Article - [https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-bible-stories-essential-understanding-art-history The Bible Stories Essential to Understanding Art History]<br />
<br />
See [[Look/Historical Art and Architecture]] (coming soon)<br />
<br />
== Misc. ==<br />
<br />
==== Comics ====<br />
<br />
* Adam4D: https://adam4d.com/<br />
<br />
==== Films ====<br />
<br />
* Torchlighters.org: https://torchlighters.org/<br />
<br />
==== Christian Infographics/Charts ====<br />
<br />
* Visual Theology: https://visualtheology.church/<br />
* Rose Publishing: https://www.hendricksonrose.com/<br />
<br />
==== Vintage Photos - Church History ====<br />
* SermonIndex | Images: https://www.sermonindex.net/modules/myalbum/index.php<br />
<br />
==== Christian Iconography ====<br />
<br />
* Christian iconography Info - https://www.christianiconography.info/index.html</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Look&diff=1810Look2024-03-05T16:09:21Z<p>Admin: </p>
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== A Call to Creative Vision == <br />
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hnVxmGNZws&list=PLVP2KI-gp79W-CBxabWbjuRnxaPceVwKt&ab_channel=TENETCHURCH</embedvideo><br />
The Spirit of Innovation: Part 1 // Soul Food Ep. 1 // Sunday School<br />
<br />
== Art History ==<br />
<embedvideo service="vimeo">https://vimeo.com/184467093</embedvideo><br />
<br />
See: The History of Liturgical Art | https://vimeo.com/184467093<br />
<br />
* From: https://proktr.com/work#/illuminate/ | https://illuminate.us/look<br />
<br />
== Creative Arts - All Categories ==<br />
<br />
{{Special:PrefixIndex/Look/}}<br />
<br />
== Creative Arts - Misc. ==<br />
* GenesisFile.com: https://genesisfile.com/ showcases the "Greatest Story Ever Told" in landmark academic science, concert-stage music, classic art, history and Scripture.<br />
* Catholic Resources | Art: https://catholic-resources.org/Art/ - Massive collection of links to Bible related artwork<br />
* ArtBible.info: https://www.artbible.info/ - Art related to bible passages<br />
<br />
== Bible Illustrations ==<br />
'''Stories / Narrative Illustrations:'''<br />
* '''Free Bible Images''' - https://www.freebibleimages.org/<br />
*'''OpenBible.info | Digital Bible Art''' - https://www.openbible.info/labs/ai-bible-art/<br />
*'''Images for Jesus''' - http://www.imagesforjesus.com/ - (A collector's Gallery of Artists who created images of the Life of Christ. This Gallery is organized according to artist last names.)<br />
*'''The Digital Bible Society''' - https://www.divinerevelations.info/dbs/english/bible/images/_/01-gen.html<br />
<br />
See [[Look/Biblical Illustrations]]<br />
<br />
'''Bible Verses Art:'''<br />
<br />
* '''OverviewBible.com | Bible Verse Art''' - https://overviewbible.com/bible-verse-art/<br />
<br />
== Contemporary Arts ==<br />
Here you will find a curated list of inspiring Christian artwork. <br />
<br />
'''Ekstasis Magazine (from CT)'''<br />
<br />
* https://www.ekstasismagazine.com/art-meets-academia<br />
'''The Illuminators (from CT)'''<br />
* https://www.christianitytoday.com/partners/creative-studio/illuminators.html <br />
'''Makoto Fujimura'''<br />
<br />
* Culture Care: https://culturecarecreative.com/ <br />
** “''Culture Care'' is to see light and beauty beyond the Shadows and create into that possibility.”<br />
'''Stephen Proctor'''<br />
<br />
* https://proktr.com/<br />
* Illuminate.us<br />
** Videos: https://illuminate.us/videos<br />
<br />
== Fine-Arts (Historical) ==<br />
<br />
* '''Art.com | Christianity''' - https://www.art.com/gallery/id--b12115/christianity-posters.htm?pathNumber=0<br />
* '''Artsy.net | Christianity''' - https://www.artsy.net/gene/christian-art-and-architecture<br />
** Article - [https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-bible-stories-essential-understanding-art-history The Bible Stories Essential to Understanding Art History]<br />
<br />
See [[Look/Historical Art and Architecture]] (coming soon)<br />
<br />
== Misc. ==<br />
<br />
==== Comics ====<br />
<br />
* Adam4D: https://adam4d.com/<br />
<br />
==== Films ====<br />
<br />
* Torchlighters.org: https://torchlighters.org/<br />
<br />
==== Christian Infographics/Charts ====<br />
<br />
* Visual Theology: https://visualtheology.church/<br />
* Rose Publishing: https://www.hendricksonrose.com/<br />
<br />
==== Vintage Photos - Church History ====<br />
* SermonIndex | Images: https://www.sermonindex.net/modules/myalbum/index.php<br />
<br />
==== Christian Iconography ====<br />
<br />
* Christian iconography Info - https://www.christianiconography.info/index.html</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Disciplines/Meditation&diff=1809Disciplines/Meditation2024-03-05T15:56:33Z<p>Admin: </p>
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<div>see also [[Songs/Soaking Music]]<br />
<br />
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK09LLBD4Xg&ab_channel=UnitedPursuit</embedvideo><br />
Love (feat. Brock Human)<br />
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== Resources ==<br />
<br />
* '''Labyrinth by David Baloche'''<br />
** YouTube Worship Playlist: https://youtu.be/Ie08cvHU7vM<br />
* '''Stephen Proctor | Cinematic Meditations'''<br />
** Morning Waves: https://proktr.substack.com/p/morning-waves<br />
** Through the Forest: https://proktr.substack.com/p/through-the-forest</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Songs/Soaking_Music&diff=1808Songs/Soaking Music2024-03-05T15:56:23Z<p>Admin: </p>
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<div>see also [[Disciplines/Meditation]]<br />
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK09LLBD4Xg&ab_channel=UnitedPursuit</embedvideo><br />
Love (feat. Brock Human)<br />
<br />
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-kF_iPJZJo&ab_channel=KyleLovettWarfare%26WorshipMusic</embedvideo><br />
Prophetic Worship - Piano Worship Instrumental<br />
<br />
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8arumEY_XZo&ab_channel=KyleLovettWarfare%26WorshipMusic</embedvideo><br />
Worship Piano Instrumental | Secret Place<br />
<br />
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13jGdPIe5wA&ab_channel=InstrumentalWorshipandPrayer</embedvideo><br />
Prophetic Worship Music | Last Hour<br />
<br />
https://www.youtube.com/@KyleLovettWorshipMusic<br />
<br />
== Online Resources ==<br />
'''CalmyLeon.com'''<br />
<br />
* Custom Background Music Player: https://calmyleon.com/<br />
<br />
'''Rain.Today'''<br />
<br />
* Custom rain sounds: https://rain.today/<br />
'''Oscillating Brown Noise'''<br />
<br />
* '''YouTube''': https://youtu.be/1I4O4FS2QbI?si=wCrVzVmhzb9wU2jJ<br />
'''Praise.com'''<br />
<br />
* Free Christian Music Radio Stream: https://www.praise.com/</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Resources/OER&diff=1807Resources/OER2024-03-01T17:32:42Z<p>Admin: /* Christian OER Sites */</p>
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<div><br />
==Open Educational Resources (OER)==<br />
'''Open Culture.com''' | 1,700 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs): <br />
<br />
* https://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses<br />
<br />
'''Mooc.org:''' https://www.mooc.org/<br />
<br />
'''Project Gutenberg:''' Project Gutenberg is a library of over 70,000 free eBooks<br />
<br />
* https://www.gutenberg.org/<br />
'''Internet Archive''': A non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.<br />
<br />
* https://archive.org/<br />
<br />
'''Librivox''': Free public domain audiobooks. Read by volunteers from around the world.<br />
<br />
* https://librivox.org/<br />
<br />
'''List of OER SITES:'''<br />
*https://library.educause.edu/topics/teaching-and-learning/open-educational-resources-oer<br />
'''PressBooks.com'''<br />
*https://pressbooks.com/<br />
'''OERcommons.org'''<br />
*https://oercommons.org/<br />
'''Wikiversity'''<br />
*https://www.wikiversity.org/<br />
'''WikiBooks'''<br />
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<div>== My Prayer For You ==<br />
<blockquote><poem>My Prayer For You<br />
<br />
That you would have a rich life of joy and power,<br />
abundant in supernatural results,<br />
with a constant, clear vision<br />
of never-ending life in God's World before you,<br />
and of the everlasting significance of your work day by day.<br />
A radiant life and death.<br />
<br />
- Dallas Willard</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
* See also https://renovare.org/events/good-grief<br />
* https://www.soulshepherding.org/personal-reflections-from-dallas-willards-funeral<br /><br />
<br />
== Priestly Blessing (Paraphrase) ==<br />
<blockquote><poem>May you experience grace—God acting in your life, in your thoughts, in your feelings, in your rest. May his face shine upon you. May his shining face lift up over you as you lie down, as you sleep, and give you the thoughts you need to have. The blessing of the Trinity rest upon you and everything you are and do. Let it be so. Amen.<br />
- Dallas Willard, ''Living in Christ's Presence''<ref>Dallas Willard, ''Living in Christ’s Presence: Final Words on Heaven and the Kingdom of God'' (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2017), 9.</ref></poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
==The Lord's Prayer (Paraphrase)==<br />
Dallas Willard’s Paraphrase of The Lord’s Prayer, from ''The Divine Conspiracy<ref>Dallas Willard, ''The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God'', 1st ed. (San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1998), 269.</ref>''<br />
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<blockquote><poem>Dear Father always near us,<ref>Dallas Willard explains that for the biblical writers, heaven is close. The “first heavens” is a term used to describe the earth’s atmosphere. So when Jesus describes the invisible realm that God inhabits, he lets us know it’s not only “out there,” but also as near as the atmosphere surrounding our bodies. The Universe in 57 Words (Page 20). See also Deuteronomy 4:36 </ref><br />
may your name be treasured and loved,<br />
may your rule be completed in us—<br />
may your will be done here on earth in<br />
just the way it is done in heaven.<br />
Give us today the things we need today,<br />
and forgive us our sins and impositions on you<br />
as we are forgiving all who in any way offend us.<br />
Please don’t put us through trials,<ref>Dallas Willard explains that temptations is not a precise translation. It is referring to trials.</ref><br />
but deliver us from everything bad.<br />
Because you are the one is charge,<br />
and you have all the power,<br />
and the glory too is all yours—forever—<br />
which is just the way we want it!<br />
''Optional:'' Whoopee!!<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
* See Dallas Willard's teaching on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LQGu6G-cuG0?t=4561<br />
<br />
== Sources ==</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Prayers/Dallas_Willard&diff=1805Prayers/Dallas Willard2024-02-29T01:59:24Z<p>Admin: </p>
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<div>== My Prayer For You ==<br />
<blockquote><poem>My Prayer For You<br />
<br />
That you would have a rich life of joy and power,<br />
abundant in supernatural results,<br />
with a constant, clear vision<br />
of never-ending life in God's World before you,<br />
and of the everlasting significance of your work day by day.<br />
A radiant life and death.<br />
<br />
- Dallas Willard</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
* See also https://renovare.org/events/good-grief<br />
* https://www.soulshepherding.org/personal-reflections-from-dallas-willards-funeral<br /><br />
<br />
== Priestly Blessing (Paraphrase) ==<br />
May you experience grace—God acting in your life, in your thoughts, in your feelings, in your rest. May his face shine upon you. May his shining face lift up over you as you lie down, as you sleep, and give you the thoughts you need to have. The blessing of the Trinity rest upon you and everything you are and do. Let it be so. Amen. D aLLas W iLLarD<br />
<br />
==The Lord's Prayer (Paraphrase)==<br />
Dallas Willard’s Paraphrase of The Lord’s Prayer, from ''The Divine Conspiracy<ref>Dallas Willard, ''The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God'', 1st ed. (San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1998), 269.</ref>''<blockquote><poem>Dear Father always near us,<ref>Dallas Willard explains that for the biblical writers, heaven is close. The “first heavens” is a term used to describe the earth’s atmosphere. So when Jesus describes the invisible realm that God inhabits, he lets us know it’s not only “out there,” but also as near as the atmosphere surrounding our bodies. The Universe in 57 Words (Page 20). See also Deuteronomy 4:36 </ref><br />
may your name be treasured and loved,<br />
may your rule be completed in us—<br />
may your will be done here on earth in<br />
just the way it is done in heaven.<br />
Give us today the things we need today,<br />
and forgive us our sins and impositions on you<br />
as we are forgiving all who in any way offend us.<br />
Please don’t put us through trials,<ref>Dallas Willard explains that temptations is not a precise translation. It is referring to trials.</ref><br />
but deliver us from everything bad.<br />
Because you are the one is charge,<br />
and you have all the power,<br />
and the glory too is all yours—forever—<br />
which is just the way we want it!<br />
''Optional:'' Whoopee!!<br />
<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
* See Dallas Willard's teaching on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LQGu6G-cuG0?t=4561<br />
<br />
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<div>== ''Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer'' ==<br />
This Poem is found in ''Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer,'' a book by C.S. Lewis Chapter 13, page 93. <br />
<br />
<code>I’ve just found in an old note-book a poem, with no author’s name attached, which is rather relevant to something we were talking about a few weeks ago—I mean, the haunting fear that there is no one listening, and that what we call prayer is soliloquy: someone talking to himself. This writer takes the bull by the horns and says in effect: “Very well, suppose it is”, and gets a surprising result. Here is the poem:</code><br />
<br />
=== The Poem ===<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
They tell me, Lord that when I seem<br />
:To be in speech with you,<br />
Since but one voice is heard, it’s all a dream,<br />
:One talker aping two.<br />
<br />
Sometimes it is, yet not as they<br />
:Conceive it. Rather, I<br />
:Seek in myself the things I hoped to say,<br />
:But lo!, my wells are dry.<br />
<br />
Then, seeing me empty, you forsake<br />
:The listener’s role and through<br />
My dumb lips breathe and into utterance wake<br />
:The thoughts I never knew.<br />
<br />
And thus you neither need reply<br />
:Nor can; thus, while we seem<br />
Two talkers, thou are One forever, and I<br />
:No dreamer, but thy dream.<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
=== Comments (C.S. Lewis) ===<br />
<code>Dream makes it too like Pantheism and was perhaps dragged in for the rhyme. But is he not right in thinking that prayer in its most perfect state is a soliloquy? If the Holy Spirit speaks in the man, then in prayer God speaks to God. But the human petitioner does not therefore become a “dream”. As you said the other day,God and man cannot exclude one another, as man excludes man, at the point of junction, so to call it, between Creator and creature; the point where the mystery of creation—timeless forGod, and incessant in time for us—is actually taking place.“God did (or said) it” and “I did (or said) it” can both be true.</code><br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
<br />
* [[Prayers/Ted Loder]]</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Poems/Letters_to_Malcom&diff=1802Poems/Letters to Malcom2024-02-26T02:55:30Z<p>Admin: </p>
<hr />
<div>== ''Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer'' ==<br />
This Poem is found in ''Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer,'' a book by C.S. Lewis Chapter 13, page 93. <br />
<br />
<code>"I’ve just found in an old note-book a poem, with no author’s name attached, which is rather relevant to something we were talking about a few weeks ago—I mean, the haunting fear that there is no-one listening, and that what we call prayer is soliloquy: someone talking to himself. This writer takes the bull by the horns and says in effect: “Very well, suppose it is”, and gets a surprising result. Here is the poem"</code><br />
<br />
=== The Poem ===<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
They tell me, Lord that when I seem<br />
:To be in speech with you,<br />
Since but one voice is heard, it’s all a dream,<br />
:One talker aping two.<br />
<br />
Sometimes it is, yet not as they<br />
:Conceive it. Rather, I<br />
:Seek in myself the things I hoped to say,<br />
:But lo!, my wells are dry.<br />
<br />
Then, seeing me empty, you forsake<br />
:The listener’s role and through<br />
My dumb lips breathe and into utterance wake<br />
:The thoughts I never knew.<br />
<br />
And thus you neither need reply<br />
:Nor can; thus, while we seem<br />
Two talkers, thou are One forever, and I<br />
:No dreamer, but thy dream.<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
=== Comments (C.S. Lewis) ===<br />
<code>Dream makes it too like Pantheism and was perhaps dragged in for the rhyme. But is he not right in thinking that prayer in its most perfect state is a soliloquy? If the Holy Spirit speaks in the man, then in prayer God speaks to God. But the human petitioner does not therefore become a “dream”. As you said the other day,God and man cannot exclude one another, as man excludes man, at the point of junction, so to call it, between Creator and creature; the point where the mystery of creation—timeless forGod, and incessant in time for us—is actually taking place.“God did (or said) it” and “I did (or said) it” can both be true.</code><br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
<br />
* [[Prayers/Ted Loder]]</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Prayers/Ted_Loder&diff=1801Prayers/Ted Loder2024-02-26T02:46:05Z<p>Admin: </p>
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== Holy One ==<br />
<blockquote><poem>Holy One, there is something I wanted to tell you, but there have been errands to run, bills to pay, arrangements to make, meetings to attend, friends to entertain, washing to do… and I forget what it is I wanted to say to you, and mostly I forget what I’m about or why. O God, don’t forget me, please, for the sake of Jesus Christ.<br />
<br />
O Father in Heaven, perhaps you’ve already heard what I wanted to tell you. What I wanted to ask is, forgive me, heal me, increase my courage, please. Renew in me a little of love and faith, and a sense of confidence, and a vision of what it might mean to live as though you were real, and I mattered, and everyone was sister and brother.<br />
<br />
What I wanted to ask in my blundering way is don’t give up on me, don’t become too sad about me, but laugh with me, and try again with me, and I will with you, too. Amen!<ref>“Holy One,” Ted Loder, ''Guerrillas of Grace'' (San Diego, CA: LuraMedia, 1984). pp. 60-62.</ref></poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
<br />
* [[Poems/Letters to Malcom]]<br />
<br />
== Sources ==<br />
<references /></div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Poems/Letters_to_Malcom&diff=1800Poems/Letters to Malcom2024-02-26T02:45:22Z<p>Admin: </p>
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<div>== ''Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer'' ==<br />
This Poem is found in ''Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer,'' a book by C.S. Lewis Chapter 13, page 93. <br />
<br />
"I’ve just found in an old note-book a poem, with no author’s name attached, which is rather relevant to something we were talking about a few weeks ago—I mean, the haunting fear that there is no-one listening, and that what we call prayer is soliloquy: someone talking to himself. This writer takes the bull by the horns and says in effect: “Very well, suppose it is”, and gets a surprising result. Here is the poem"<br />
<br />
== The Poem ==<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
They tell me, Lord that when I seem<br />
:To be in speech with you,<br />
Since but one voice is heard, it’s all a dream,<br />
:One talker aping two.<br />
<br />
Sometimes it is, yet not as they<br />
:Conceive it. Rather, I<br />
:Seek in myself the things I hoped to say,<br />
:But lo!, my wells are dry.<br />
<br />
Then, seeing me empty, you forsake<br />
:The listener’s role and through<br />
My dumb lips breathe and into utterance wake<br />
:The thoughts I never knew.<br />
<br />
And thus you neither need reply<br />
:Nor can; thus, while we seem<br />
Two talkers, thou are One forever, and I<br />
:No dreamer, but thy dream.<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
== See Also ==<br />
<br />
* [[Prayers/Ted Loder]]</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Poems/Letters_to_Malcom&diff=1799Poems/Letters to Malcom2024-02-26T02:43:32Z<p>Admin: </p>
<hr />
<div>== ''Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer'' ==<br />
This Poem is found in ''Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer,'' a book by C.S. Lewis Chapter 13, page 93. <br />
<br />
"I’ve just found in an old note-book a poem, with no author’s name attached, which is rather relevant to something we were talking about a few weeks ago—I mean, the haunting fear that there is no-one listening, and that what we call prayer is soliloquy: someone talking to himself. This writer takes the bull by the horns and says in effect: “Very well, suppose it is”, and gets a surprising result. Here is the poem"<br />
<br />
== The Poem ==<br />
<blockquote><poem><br />
They tell me, Lord that when I seem<br />
:To be in speech with you,<br />
Since but one voice is heard, it’s all a dream,<br />
:One talker aping two.<br />
<br />
Sometimes it is, yet not as they<br />
:Conceive it. Rather, I<br />
:Seek in myself the things I hoped to say,<br />
:But lo!, my wells are dry.<br />
<br />
Then, seeing me empty, you forsake<br />
:The listener’s role and through<br />
My dumb lips breathe and into utterance wake<br />
:The thoughts I never knew.<br />
<br />
And thus you neither need reply<br />
:Nor can; thus, while we seem<br />
Two talkers, thou are One forever, and I<br />
:No dreamer, but thy dream.<br />
</poem></blockquote></div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Poems/Letters_to_Malcom&diff=1798Poems/Letters to Malcom2024-02-26T02:40:36Z<p>Admin: /* Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer */</p>
<hr />
<div>== ''Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer'' ==<br />
This Poem is found in ''Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer,'' a book by C.S. Lewis Chapter 13, page 93. <br />
<br />
"I’ve just found in an old note-book a poem, with no author’s name attached, which is rather relevant to something we were talking about a few weeks ago—I mean, the haunting fear that there is no-one listening, and that what we call prayer is soliloquy: someone talking to himself. This writer takes the bull by the horns and says in effect: “Very well, suppose it is”, and gets a surprising result. Here is the poem"<br />
<br />
== The Poem ==<br />
They tell me, Lord that when I seemTo be in speech with you,Since but one voice is heard, it’s all a dream,One talker aping two.</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Poems/Letters_to_Malcom&diff=1797Poems/Letters to Malcom2024-02-26T02:40:06Z<p>Admin: Created page with "== ''Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer'' == This Poem is found in ''Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer,'' a book by C.S. Lewis. "I’ve just found in an old note-book..."</p>
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<div>== ''Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer'' ==<br />
This Poem is found in ''Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer,'' a book by C.S. Lewis. <br />
<br />
"I’ve just found in an old note-book a poem, with no author’s name attached, which is rather relevant to something we were talking about a few weeks ago—I mean, the haunting fear that there is no-one listening, and that what we call prayer is soliloquy: someone talking to himself. This writer takes the bull by the horns and says in effect: “Very well, suppose it is”, and gets a surprising result. Here is the poem"<br />
<br />
== The Poem ==<br />
They tell me, Lord that when I seemTo be in speech with you,Since but one voice is heard, it’s all a dream,One talker aping two.</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=1796Main Page2024-02-26T02:36:43Z<p>Admin: /* Main Pages */</p>
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== Inspiration Links ==<br />
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* Theopedia.com: https://www.theopedia.com/<br />
* Wikiversity.org<br />
** Portal: Christianity: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Portal:Christianity<br />
** School: Theology: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/School:Theology<br />
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*** https://catholic-resources.org/John/Intro.html<br />
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* Dallas Willard: https://dwillard.org/<br />
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* Practicing the Way: https://www.practicingtheway.org/<br />
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*</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Prayers/Dallas_Willard&diff=1795Prayers/Dallas Willard2024-02-20T15:56:10Z<p>Admin: /* My Prayer For You */</p>
<hr />
<div>== My Prayer For You ==<br />
<blockquote><poem>My Prayer For You<br />
<br />
That you would have a rich life of joy and power,<br />
abundant in supernatural results,<br />
with a constant, clear vision<br />
of never-ending life in God's World before you,<br />
and of the everlasting significance of your work day by day.<br />
A radiant life and death.<br />
<br />
- Dallas Willard</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
* See also https://renovare.org/events/good-grief<br />
* https://www.soulshepherding.org/personal-reflections-from-dallas-willards-funeral<br /><br />
<br />
==The Lord's Prayer (Paraphrase)==<br />
Dallas Willard’s Paraphrase of The Lord’s Prayer, from ''The Divine Conspiracy<ref>Dallas Willard, ''The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God'', 1st ed. (San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1998), 269.</ref>''<blockquote><poem>Dear Father always near us,<ref>Dallas Willard explains that for the biblical writers, heaven is close. The “first heavens” is a term used to describe the earth’s atmosphere. So when Jesus describes the invisible realm that God inhabits, he lets us know it’s not only “out there,” but also as near as the atmosphere surrounding our bodies. The Universe in 57 Words (Page 20). See also Deuteronomy 4:36 </ref><br />
may your name be treasured and loved,<br />
may your rule be completed in us—<br />
may your will be done here on earth in<br />
just the way it is done in heaven.<br />
Give us today the things we need today,<br />
and forgive us our sins and impositions on you<br />
as we are forgiving all who in any way offend us.<br />
Please don’t put us through trials,<ref>Dallas Willard explains that temptations is not a precise translation. It is referring to trials.</ref><br />
but deliver us from everything bad.<br />
Because you are the one is charge,<br />
and you have all the power,<br />
and the glory too is all yours—forever—<br />
which is just the way we want it!<br />
''Optional:'' Whoopee!!<br />
<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
* See Dallas Willard's teaching on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LQGu6G-cuG0?t=4561<br />
<br />
== Sources ==</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Prayers/Dallas_Willard&diff=1794Prayers/Dallas Willard2024-02-20T15:54:58Z<p>Admin: /* My Prayer For You */</p>
<hr />
<div>== My Prayer For You ==<br />
<blockquote><poem>My Prayer For You<br />
<br />
That you would have a rich life of joy and power,<br />
abundant in supernatural results,<br />
with a constant, clear vision<br />
of never-ending life in God's World before you,<br />
and of the everlasting significance of your work day by day.<br />
A radiant life and death.<br />
<br />
- Dallas Willard</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
* See also https://renovare.org/events/good-grief<br /><br />
<br />
==The Lord's Prayer (Paraphrase)==<br />
Dallas Willard’s Paraphrase of The Lord’s Prayer, from ''The Divine Conspiracy<ref>Dallas Willard, ''The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God'', 1st ed. (San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1998), 269.</ref>''<blockquote><poem>Dear Father always near us,<ref>Dallas Willard explains that for the biblical writers, heaven is close. The “first heavens” is a term used to describe the earth’s atmosphere. So when Jesus describes the invisible realm that God inhabits, he lets us know it’s not only “out there,” but also as near as the atmosphere surrounding our bodies. The Universe in 57 Words (Page 20). See also Deuteronomy 4:36 </ref><br />
may your name be treasured and loved,<br />
may your rule be completed in us—<br />
may your will be done here on earth in<br />
just the way it is done in heaven.<br />
Give us today the things we need today,<br />
and forgive us our sins and impositions on you<br />
as we are forgiving all who in any way offend us.<br />
Please don’t put us through trials,<ref>Dallas Willard explains that temptations is not a precise translation. It is referring to trials.</ref><br />
but deliver us from everything bad.<br />
Because you are the one is charge,<br />
and you have all the power,<br />
and the glory too is all yours—forever—<br />
which is just the way we want it!<br />
''Optional:'' Whoopee!!<br />
<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
* See Dallas Willard's teaching on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LQGu6G-cuG0?t=4561<br />
<br />
== Sources ==</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Prayers/Dallas_Willard&diff=1793Prayers/Dallas Willard2024-02-20T02:17:45Z<p>Admin: /* My Prayer For You */</p>
<hr />
<div>== My Prayer For You ==<br />
<blockquote><poem>My Prayer For You<br />
<br />
That you would have a rich life of joy and power, abundant in supernatural results, with a constant clear vision of never-ending life in God's world before you, and the everlasting significance of your work day by day.<br />
<br />
A radiant life and radiant death.<br />
<br />
- Dallas Willard</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
* See also https://renovare.org/events/good-grief<br /><br />
==The Lord's Prayer (Paraphrase)==<br />
Dallas Willard’s Paraphrase of The Lord’s Prayer, from ''The Divine Conspiracy<ref>Dallas Willard, ''The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God'', 1st ed. (San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1998), 269.</ref>''<blockquote><poem>Dear Father always near us,<ref>Dallas Willard explains that for the biblical writers, heaven is close. The “first heavens” is a term used to describe the earth’s atmosphere. So when Jesus describes the invisible realm that God inhabits, he lets us know it’s not only “out there,” but also as near as the atmosphere surrounding our bodies. The Universe in 57 Words (Page 20). See also Deuteronomy 4:36 </ref><br />
may your name be treasured and loved,<br />
may your rule be completed in us—<br />
may your will be done here on earth in<br />
just the way it is done in heaven.<br />
Give us today the things we need today,<br />
and forgive us our sins and impositions on you<br />
as we are forgiving all who in any way offend us.<br />
Please don’t put us through trials,<ref>Dallas Willard explains that temptations is not a precise translation. It is referring to trials.</ref><br />
but deliver us from everything bad.<br />
Because you are the one is charge,<br />
and you have all the power,<br />
and the glory too is all yours—forever—<br />
which is just the way we want it!<br />
''Optional:'' Whoopee!!<br />
<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
* See Dallas Willard's teaching on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LQGu6G-cuG0?t=4561<br />
<br />
== Sources ==</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Prayers/Dallas_Willard&diff=1792Prayers/Dallas Willard2024-02-20T01:12:32Z<p>Admin: </p>
<hr />
<div>== My Prayer For You ==<br />
<blockquote><poem>My Prayer For You<br />
<br />
you would have a rich life of joy and power, abundant in supernatural results, with a constant clear vision of never-ending life in God's world before you, and the everlasting significance of your work day by day.<br />
<br />
A radiant life and radiant death.<br />
<br />
- Dallas Willard</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
* See also https://renovare.org/events/good-grief<br /><br />
==The Lord's Prayer (Paraphrase)==<br />
Dallas Willard’s Paraphrase of The Lord’s Prayer, from ''The Divine Conspiracy<ref>Dallas Willard, ''The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God'', 1st ed. (San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1998), 269.</ref>''<blockquote><poem>Dear Father always near us,<ref>Dallas Willard explains that for the biblical writers, heaven is close. The “first heavens” is a term used to describe the earth’s atmosphere. So when Jesus describes the invisible realm that God inhabits, he lets us know it’s not only “out there,” but also as near as the atmosphere surrounding our bodies. The Universe in 57 Words (Page 20). See also Deuteronomy 4:36 </ref><br />
may your name be treasured and loved,<br />
may your rule be completed in us—<br />
may your will be done here on earth in<br />
just the way it is done in heaven.<br />
Give us today the things we need today,<br />
and forgive us our sins and impositions on you<br />
as we are forgiving all who in any way offend us.<br />
Please don’t put us through trials,<ref>Dallas Willard explains that temptations is not a precise translation. It is referring to trials.</ref><br />
but deliver us from everything bad.<br />
Because you are the one is charge,<br />
and you have all the power,<br />
and the glory too is all yours—forever—<br />
which is just the way we want it!<br />
''Optional:'' Whoopee!!<br />
<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
* See Dallas Willard's teaching on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LQGu6G-cuG0?t=4561<br />
<br />
== Sources ==</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Prayers/Dallas_Willard&diff=1791Prayers/Dallas Willard2024-02-20T01:11:35Z<p>Admin: </p>
<hr />
<div>== My Prayer For You ==<br />
<blockquote><poem>My Prayer For You<br />
<br />
That you would have a rich life of joy and power, abundant in supernatural results, with a constant, clear vision of never-ending life in God’s World before you, and of the everlasting significance of your workday by day.<br />
<br />
A radiant life and radiant death.<br />
<br />
- Dallas Willard</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
* See also https://renovare.org/events/good-grief<br /><br />
==The Lord's Prayer (Paraphrase)==<br />
Dallas Willard’s Paraphrase of The Lord’s Prayer, from ''The Divine Conspiracy<ref>Dallas Willard, ''The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God'', 1st ed. (San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1998), 269.</ref>''<blockquote><poem>Dear Father always near us,<ref>Dallas Willard explains that for the biblical writers, heaven is close. The “first heavens” is a term used to describe the earth’s atmosphere. So when Jesus describes the invisible realm that God inhabits, he lets us know it’s not only “out there,” but also as near as the atmosphere surrounding our bodies. The Universe in 57 Words (Page 20). See also Deuteronomy 4:36 </ref><br />
may your name be treasured and loved,<br />
may your rule be completed in us—<br />
may your will be done here on earth in<br />
just the way it is done in heaven.<br />
Give us today the things we need today,<br />
and forgive us our sins and impositions on you<br />
as we are forgiving all who in any way offend us.<br />
Please don’t put us through trials,<ref>Dallas Willard explains that temptations is not a precise translation. It is referring to trials.</ref><br />
but deliver us from everything bad.<br />
Because you are the one is charge,<br />
and you have all the power,<br />
and the glory too is all yours—forever—<br />
which is just the way we want it!<br />
''Optional:'' Whoopee!!<br />
<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
* See Dallas Willard's teaching on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LQGu6G-cuG0?t=4561<br />
<br />
== Sources ==</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Prayers/Dallas_Willard&diff=1790Prayers/Dallas Willard2024-02-20T01:10:33Z<p>Admin: /* Sources */</p>
<hr />
<div>== My Prayer For You ==<br />
<blockquote><poem>My Prayer For You<br />
<br />
That you would have a rich life of joy and power, abundant in supernatural results, with a constant, clear vision of never-ending life in God’s World before you, and of the everlasting significance of your workday by day.<br />
<br />
A radiant life and radiant death.<br />
<br />
- Dallas Willard</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
* See also https://renovare.org/events/good-grief<br /><br />
==Paraphrase (Dallas Willard)==<br />
Dallas Willard’s Paraphrase of The Lord’s Prayer, from ''The Divine Conspiracy<ref>Dallas Willard, ''The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God'', 1st ed. (San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1998), 269.</ref>''<blockquote><poem>Dear Father always near us,<ref>Dallas Willard explains that for the biblical writers, heaven is close. The “first heavens” is a term used to describe the earth’s atmosphere. So when Jesus describes the invisible realm that God inhabits, he lets us know it’s not only “out there,” but also as near as the atmosphere surrounding our bodies. The Universe in 57 Words (Page 20). See also Deuteronomy 4:36 </ref><br />
may your name be treasured and loved,<br />
may your rule be completed in us—<br />
may your will be done here on earth in<br />
just the way it is done in heaven.<br />
Give us today the things we need today,<br />
and forgive us our sins and impositions on you<br />
as we are forgiving all who in any way offend us.<br />
Please don’t put us through trials,<ref>Dallas Willard explains that temptations is not a precise translation. It is referring to trials.</ref><br />
but deliver us from everything bad.<br />
Because you are the one is charge,<br />
and you have all the power,<br />
and the glory too is all yours—forever—<br />
which is just the way we want it!<br />
''Optional:'' Whoopee!!<br />
<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
* See Dallas Willard's teaching on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LQGu6G-cuG0?t=4561<br />
<br />
== Sources ==</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Prayers/Dallas_Willard&diff=1789Prayers/Dallas Willard2024-02-20T01:10:13Z<p>Admin: /* My Prayer For You */</p>
<hr />
<div>== My Prayer For You ==<br />
<blockquote><poem>My Prayer For You<br />
<br />
That you would have a rich life of joy and power, abundant in supernatural results, with a constant, clear vision of never-ending life in God’s World before you, and of the everlasting significance of your workday by day.<br />
<br />
A radiant life and radiant death.<br />
<br />
- Dallas Willard</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
* See also https://renovare.org/events/good-grief<br /><br />
==Paraphrase (Dallas Willard)==<br />
Dallas Willard’s Paraphrase of The Lord’s Prayer, from ''The Divine Conspiracy<ref>Dallas Willard, ''The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God'', 1st ed. (San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1998), 269.</ref>''<blockquote><poem>Dear Father always near us,<ref>Dallas Willard explains that for the biblical writers, heaven is close. The “first heavens” is a term used to describe the earth’s atmosphere. So when Jesus describes the invisible realm that God inhabits, he lets us know it’s not only “out there,” but also as near as the atmosphere surrounding our bodies. The Universe in 57 Words (Page 20). See also Deuteronomy 4:36 </ref><br />
may your name be treasured and loved,<br />
may your rule be completed in us—<br />
may your will be done here on earth in<br />
just the way it is done in heaven.<br />
Give us today the things we need today,<br />
and forgive us our sins and impositions on you<br />
as we are forgiving all who in any way offend us.<br />
Please don’t put us through trials,<ref>Dallas Willard explains that temptations is not a precise translation. It is referring to trials.</ref><br />
but deliver us from everything bad.<br />
Because you are the one is charge,<br />
and you have all the power,<br />
and the glory too is all yours—forever—<br />
which is just the way we want it!<br />
''Optional:'' Whoopee!!<br />
<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
* See Dallas Willard's teaching on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LQGu6G-cuG0?t=4561<br />
<br />
== Sources ==<br />
<br />
* [https://conversatio.org/spirituality-and-the-gospel-of-christ/ https://conversatio.org/spirituality-and-the-gospel-of-chris]<br />
* https://renovare.org/events/good-grief</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Prayers/Dallas_Willard&diff=1788Prayers/Dallas Willard2024-02-20T01:09:47Z<p>Admin: </p>
<hr />
<div>== My Prayer For You ==<br />
<blockquote><poem>My Prayer For You<br />
<br />
That you would have a rich life of joy and power, abundant in supernatural results, with a constant, clear vision of never-ending life in God’s World before you, and of the everlasting significance of your workday by day.<br />
<br />
A radiant life and radiant death.<br />
<br />
- Dallas Willard</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
<br />
==Paraphrase (Dallas Willard)==<br />
Dallas Willard’s Paraphrase of The Lord’s Prayer, from ''The Divine Conspiracy<ref>Dallas Willard, ''The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God'', 1st ed. (San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1998), 269.</ref>''<blockquote><poem>Dear Father always near us,<ref>Dallas Willard explains that for the biblical writers, heaven is close. The “first heavens” is a term used to describe the earth’s atmosphere. So when Jesus describes the invisible realm that God inhabits, he lets us know it’s not only “out there,” but also as near as the atmosphere surrounding our bodies. The Universe in 57 Words (Page 20). See also Deuteronomy 4:36 </ref><br />
may your name be treasured and loved,<br />
may your rule be completed in us—<br />
may your will be done here on earth in<br />
just the way it is done in heaven.<br />
Give us today the things we need today,<br />
and forgive us our sins and impositions on you<br />
as we are forgiving all who in any way offend us.<br />
Please don’t put us through trials,<ref>Dallas Willard explains that temptations is not a precise translation. It is referring to trials.</ref><br />
but deliver us from everything bad.<br />
Because you are the one is charge,<br />
and you have all the power,<br />
and the glory too is all yours—forever—<br />
which is just the way we want it!<br />
''Optional:'' Whoopee!!<br />
<br />
</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
* See Dallas Willard's teaching on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LQGu6G-cuG0?t=4561<br />
<br />
== Sources ==<br />
<br />
* [https://conversatio.org/spirituality-and-the-gospel-of-christ/ https://conversatio.org/spirituality-and-the-gospel-of-chris]<br />
* https://renovare.org/events/good-grief</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Prayers/Dallas_Willard&diff=1787Prayers/Dallas Willard2024-02-20T01:09:32Z<p>Admin: </p>
<hr />
<div>== My Prayer For You ==<br />
<blockquote><poem>My Prayer For You<br />
<br />
That you would have a rich life of joy and power, abundant in supernatural results, with a constant, clear vision of never-ending life in God’s World before you, and of the everlasting significance of your workday by day.<br />
<br />
A radiant life and radiant death.<br />
<br />
- Dallas Willard</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
== Sources ==<br />
<br />
* [https://conversatio.org/spirituality-and-the-gospel-of-christ/ https://conversatio.org/spirituality-and-the-gospel-of-chris]<br />
* https://renovare.org/events/good-grief</div>Adminhttps://www.thecrossroads.wiki/w/index.php?title=Prayers/Dallas_Willard&diff=1786Prayers/Dallas Willard2024-02-20T01:08:12Z<p>Admin: </p>
<hr />
<div>== My Prayer For You ==<br />
<blockquote><poem>My Prayer For You<br />
<br />
That you would have a rich life of joy and power, abundant in supernatural results, with a constant, clear vision of never-ending life in God’s World before you, and of the everlasting significance of your workday by day.<br />
<br />
A radiant life and radiant death.<br />
<br />
- Dallas Willard</poem></blockquote><br />
<br />
== Sources ==<br />
<br />
* https://conversatio.org/spirituality-and-the-gospel-of-christ/<br />
* https://renovare.org/events/good-grief</div>Admin