SEVEN UTTERANCES: LUKE 23:34
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Seven Utterances
a) The Seven Utterances of Jesus, while he was dying on the cross, have been a subject of meditation for all Christians.
b) Here is one of the utterances.
2. “Father Forgive Them, For They Do Not Know What They Are Doing”
Luke 23:34
34 But Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves.
a) In this utterance, we see the purpose of Jesus. A terrible cruelty and injustice is being done to him, but he is more concerned for the souls of those doing it than he is for his own body.
b) His suffering and bloodshed were making forgiveness of sins possible for the world. It was to fulfill this compassionate purpose that he submitted himself to the cruel death. As he said on his encounter with Zacchaeus, "the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost" (Luke 19:9-10). That was his purpose.
The End ...
1. Seven Utterances a) The Seven Utterances of Jesus, while he was dying on the cross, have been a subject of meditation for all Christians.
b) Here is one of the utterances.
2. “Father Forgive Them, For They Do Not Know What They Are Doing”
Luke 23:34
34 But Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves.
a) In this utterance, we see the purpose of Jesus. A terrible cruelty and injustice is being done to him, but he is more concerned for the souls of those doing it than he is for his own body.
b) His suffering and bloodshed were making forgiveness of sins possible for the world. It was to fulfill this compassionate purpose that he submitted himself to the cruel death. As he said on his encounter with Zacchaeus, "the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost" (Luke 19:9-10). That was his purpose.
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