That's a good question, and one that many raised in either Judaism or Islam ask all the time. He was quoting King David (Psalms 22- This Psalm is called the Crucifixion Psalm because of its explicit description of what a crucified person would have felt) as a teaching tool. God has three Persona, (dimensions, if you will) They are distinct, yet united. Sacrificing His human body for sin is a hard concept to grasp, but this illustration might help: A judge convicts an adult child of his of a traffic violation that requires payment of a fine. He and the son or daughter both know justice needs to be served, but the adult child does not have the means to pay the fine. The judge passes the sentence, then pays the fine himself after removing his Judge robe....
He was quoting King David (Psalms 22- This Psalm is called the Crucifixion Psalm because of its explicit description of what a crucified person would have felt) as a teaching tool. God has three Persona, (dimensions, if you will) They are distinct, yet united. Sacrificing His human body for sin is a hard concept to grasp, but this illustration might help: A judge convicts an adult child of his of a traffic violation that requires payment of a fine. He and the son or daughter both know justice needs to be served, but the adult child does not have the means to pay the fine. The judge passes the sentence, then pays the fine himself after removing his Judge robe....