About this episode

R.C. Sproul examines the meaning behind Jesus' cry of dereliction from the cross.

What is the meaning behind Christ's words from the cross, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me" (Matt. 27:46)? Today, R.C. Sproul soberly examines Jesus' cry of dereliction. Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/ultimately-with-rc-sproul/why-have-you-forsaken-me/ Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: https://grow.ligonier.org/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Donate: https://donate.ligonier.org/ Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

People in this episode

Host: R.C. Sproul

Topics covered

• Christ's words
• cry of dereliction
• Reformed theology
• spirituality
• Christianity

Keywords

• Christ
• forsaken
• cross
• theology
• spirituality
• Jesus
• dereliction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ligonier Ministries

Books & works: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me, Matt. 27:46

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