Father Forgive Them For They Know Not What They Do Sermon
In gods holy word there may be at times when reading through the scripture that it seems like we have no hope.
Father forgive them for they know not what they do sermon. Aramaic bible in plain english but yeshua was saying father forgive them for they know not what they do. Word 1 father forgive them. Father forgive them for they do not know what they are. Father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing in 1 corinthians 2 8 paul says none of the rulers of this age understood it for if they had they would not have crucified the lord of glory warren wiersbe paraphrases this to say father my people don t understand.
27 28 you can only know my inner thoughts as they are expressed by my words. No longer can his hands minister to the sick for they are nailed to the tree. And yet jesus said in his first words from the cross father forgive them for they know not what they do luke 23 34. And jesus said father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing dividing his garments among them they cast lots.
Jesus never called on his father to forgive sins. Father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing i tell you the truth today you will be with me in paradise dear woman here is your son. He himself demonstrated the had power while on earth to forgive sins. A dying man might scream or curse or utter threats but you never heard a word of forgiveness when a man was being crucified.
No longer can his feet carry him on errands of mercy for they are fastened to the wood. Here is your mother from noon to 3 00 p m there was darkness over the land. He asked the father to forgive the thieves on the cross who jeered at him. Lessons we can learn from the his words father forgive them the blinding power of satan the blessed provision for sin the beloved pattern for the saints.
No one standing near the cross expected him to say that. Even in his agony jesus concern was for the forgiveness of those who counted themselves among his enemies. For they know not what they do. For they know not what they do only on this occasion did jesus every pray like this.
Father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing our lord is upon the cross. Father forgive them is a prayer of unmatched mercy and love. There may be times when it appears that god is very upset and wants nothing to do with us.