Last Words Of Christ
JESUS LAST WORDS ON THE CROSS
The seven last words of Jesus on the cross demonstrate both his humanity and his divinity, and capture the last moment Jesus went through to gain our forgiveness.
1. Father forgive them, for they know not what they do:
(Luke 23:34)
Forgiveness for those who arrested condemned and executed JesusÂ…but also forgiveness those who drove the nails into the hands of Jesus, and those who mocked him.
It is amazing to see the boundless mercy of Jesus. The first words He utters when he goes onto the Cross are words of forgiveness. This echoes what Jesus feels today when he looks down upon us and says the same words of forgiveness
Parallel verse: Matt 5:44 Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you-- Jesus is putting in practice his own teachings!
2. Today, you will be with Me in Paradise:
(Luke 23:43)
There were two thieves crucified on either side of......
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