Father Forgive Them Prayer

Did jesus pray father forgive them from the cross.

Father forgive them prayer. Spurgeon said now into that pronoun them i feel that i can crawl. He asked the father to forgive the thieves on the cross who jeered at him. I recently received an important question about a highly significant textual variant in luke 23 34 the one and only place in the nt where jesus prays for those responsible for his death father forgive them they don t know what they re doing. So when jesus said father forgive them he gave hope to every sinner who would ever come to him and pray for mercy.

This article first appeared as a meditation in the march 15 1973 issue of the standard bearer vol 49 12 and was penned by rev. And get into that big little word them an answered prayer. He knew that unless they were pardoned and forgiven that their sin would result in eternal separation and death. Then said jesus father forgive them.

Stephen called out lord jesus receive my spirit he humbly kneeled down and again exclaimed with a loud voice lord do not hold this sin against them when he had said this he fell asleep vv. Rather to breath this prayer father forgive them. The first thing i learn from this word is love. These words were no common words.

Oh by a humble faith appropriate the cross of christ by trusting in it. There are two things that we will look at this morning though much more could be said and preached about. World english bible jesus said father forgive them for they don t know what they are doing dividing his garments among them they cast lots. For they know not what they do luke 23 34 the first word of the cross uttered by the crucified saviour.

And the timing of the prayer is as startling as the content. 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 may we be reminded that the saying on the cross have a deeper meaning than that which appears upon the surface. Jesus prayer father forgive them did not grant forgiveness without repentance and faith but it does show the compassion and kindness that was inherent in him.

Father forgive them is a prayer of unmatched mercy and love. We too are among the them that jesus prayed for god to forgive. He didn t pray father condemn them or destroy them. Jesus prayed father forgive them for they know not what they are doing and they divided his garments among them drawing lots for them.

Can you get in there. He was not seeking their judgment and peril. He is concerned for the people who are responsible for crucifying him and is asking god to forgive them. Instead of thinking of himself and his own needs he is thinking of those whose souls are in much greater peril than his own.

He could ve prayed for comfort while enduring the pain of the cross. Was jesus prayer answered. 1 luke states that stephen was calling upon the lord.