On the cross, Jesus was smothered with sin...OUR sin. He took it all on himself for us. God can't look on sin and turned his back on Jesus.
That's what I thought and was taught for years but I've come to a different conclusion the last few years. Jesus is our substitute in every way. He took every punishment that we deserved. God turned his back on Jesus.He became forsaken of God, as part of that punishment. Because God put even that punishment on Jesus,he can say to us." I'll never leave you nor forsake you!" Because Jesus took that punishment,God will never turn away from us ,ever in our worst sin.
