One of the points of argument of those who say Jesus is not God is that he prayed to God, and that he could not have been God.
Apart from praying to God during his time here on earth, he prayed to God on the cross while dying for the sins of man
They argue that since he prayed to God, he could not have been God. Their position is that God can’t pray to God.
But Sam Shamoun a well known apologetic has at various times showed from scripture that father and holy spirit are one and that they prayed to one another if prayer means communion and fellowship.
In a recent online post however he took time to explain the context of Jesus’ statement on the cross when he cried and said, ‘.My God my God why has thou forsaken me?
He noted first that the cry of Jesus was first a rehash of Psalm 22 adding that the whole of Psalm 22 is about Jesus and his death on the cross.
According to him, the cry of Jesus does not indicate that he was abandoned by God..’He was saying how much longer will I remain forsaken now that all things are done. And the answer is, it’s over.’
He said Mathew 27v46 shows that there is immediate response to Jesus’ cry. ‘the darkness ended at the ninth hour as a result of Jesus’ prayer. The father and the son rushed to answer the prayer of their beloveth (Jesus)
Shamoun stated that what happened on the cross was interaction between God the father and God the son.’
Making allusion to Psalm 22, he said, all the words of that Psalm has nothing to do with David the Psalmist but has everything to do with Jesus.
‘if you read that Psalm in context, the psalmist was prophetically talking about the crucifixion of Jesus because at the time David penned those words there was no crucifixion.
“The practice of crucifying people started about 500 years after David wrote the Psalm. So the Psalm could not have been talking about David.’
While admitting that Jesus indeed cried to God, he insisted the cry was not of abandonment but a fulfilment of Psalm 22 and also when those words were examined in context, he was saying for how long would he still have to bear the sins of the world.’
A further reading of Psalm 22 shows clearly that the prayers were immediately answered.
Samoun who at various times established from scriptures how father son and holy spirit are in deep inseparable communion said Jesus might have felt the pain of loss of communion on the cross.
He said also that when Jesus said, I thirst on the cross, he was not referring to the natural thirst for water but that he was thirsty for the restoration of the communion with the father and holy spirit.
‘At that point on the cross when he carried the sin of the whole world, he was separated from the father. When he said I thirst he was thirsty and longing for the restoration of that fellowship..’ Shamoun states..
Kindly follow the link to listen to the full video and be blessed. Also follow Shamoun for more revealing discourse about the trinity. He provides one of the best positions about the oneness of the father, son and holy spirit
