Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? (4)

Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? (4)
And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"--which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"(Mark 15:34)

We wonder that if Jesus is the son of God, the Messiah, why should he be thirsty and say ‘Eloi, Eloi…’ for he is the God whom we generally know exists by Himself? He has the eternal foundation of Existence in Himself. Omniscience and omnipotence are his unique attributes. The desperate cry of the Messiah, “Why have you forsaken me?” sounds quite unnatural against the traditional image of God.

If it is asked whether God is omnipotent? The natural answer would be, of course, positive. Even the Apostle Creed begins with “I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.” The Lord God is the omnipotent Creator. He has the capability to create the heavens and the earth out of nothing. He can also completely wipe out this world beyond our imagination.

On the other hand, if we are asked to answer whether God is a helpless being in relation to other matter? The answer would be again “Yes”. God was not able to protect Jesus from being crucified. Such similar cases are generally happing surround us. God cannot protect innocent children’s death caused by Swine Flu.

As such God has the contradictory nature. Why does such contradiction exist? We can never clearly understand about God. As we partially experience the world, we partially understand God. It seems that God and his nature has its point of contradiction. There is a pathway through this contradiction. We may need keen eyes to see the path.

Jesus who was crucified on the cross was a helpless God. He cried out on the cross, “My God, why have you forsaken me? The very voice is the voice of God.