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But He was- He said so, and He had to be. There is Paul's comment, too, that He 'became sin' for us (2 Cor. 5:21) This is because He really did take the punishment for the sins of the whole world. This is amazing, but true, and needs to be grasped as far as mortals can understand it.
=================Christ was NOT forsaken by His Father, GOD. Who would believe in a God that would go back on His Word. Deuteronomy 4: 31 (For the LORD thy God is a merciful God) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.Heb 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.Study Psalm 22 and you will see that Christ was teaching this Psalm while He was on the cross, from His first words to His last words, "It is finished."