Tag Christ’s agony

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Understanding the Cry of Dereliction

‘And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”’ (Mark 15:34).   What exactly was happening on the cross when Jesus spoke these…

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Calvin, Keller and the Westminster Assembly

Over at Derek Rishmway’s blog Reformedish, Tim Keller has posted an excellent article on the reality of Christ’s suffering on the cross. Relying on excerpts drawn from Calvin’s interpretation of the descent of Christ into hell (Book II.16.8), Keller deals…