Luke 23:34
Response to comment [from an agnostic]: "Did Jesus say, ['Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do (Lk 23:34),'] at his crucifixion? Bill O’Reilly says, "No!”
Then said Jesus,
Father, forgive them; for they know not what
they do. And they parted his raiment, and
cast lots [Luke
23:34].
"The Lord asked His Father to forgive the
crowd for crucifying Him. If He had not done
this, the crowd would have been guilty of
committing the unpardonable sin of putting
to death the Son of God." McGee, J. V.
(1991). Thru the Bible commentary: The
Gospels (Luke) (electronic ed., Vol. 37, p.
285). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
Response to comment [from other]: "Nope, Jesus was a man not a holy Spirit when he was crucified. A Spirit is not subject to death and can't die."
As a reminder, Jamie
is number 29 on
Satan Inc. (TOL Heretics List)
in "The 'Jesus is not God' people (Non-trinitarians)
category.
Jn 1:1,
4:24
"Lk
23:32–43.
Luke did not state, as did Matthew and John,
how the events of Jesus’ death fulfilled Old
Testament Scriptures. Luke’s purpose,
instead, was to show that Jesus was the
forgiving Messiah even as He died. Jesus
asked the Father to forgive those who were
killing Him (v. 34), and He forgave one of
the men sentenced to die with Him (v. 43).
Even in death Jesus had power to make people
right with God. And yet the rulers … sneered
(v. 35) the soldiers … mocked (vv. 36–37),
and one of the criminals crucified with Him
insulted Him (v. 39).
Lk 23:44–49.
Luke noted four things that occurred at the
time Jesus died. First, two symbolic events
took place while Jesus was on the cross.
Darkness came over the whole land for three
hours, from the sixth hour (noon) until the
ninth hour (3:00 p.m.). Jesus had already
told those who arrested Him that "this is
your hour—when darkness reigns" (22:53).
Darkness was reigning because of His
crucifixion. The other symbolic event was
the tearing in two of the curtain of the
temple, which separated the holy of holies
from the rest of the temple. The curtain
divided people from the place where God had
localized His presence. The tearing from top
to bottom (Matt.
27:51)
symbolized the fact that now, because of
Jesus’ death, people had freer access to God
as they no longer had to go through the
sacrificial system (cf.
Rom. 5:2;
Eph. 2:18;
3:12).
Jesus was the only Sacrifice needed to
enable people to have a proper relationship
with God.
Second, Luke noted that Jesus’ death
occurred because He willed it. Breathing His
last (Luke
23:46), He
voluntarily gave up His life (John
10:15,
17–18).
Third, even a Roman centurion noted that
Jesus was a righteous Man, that is, not
guilty (Luke
23:47). He
too praised God, as did many others in
Luke’s Gospel." Fourth, the people who
witnessed His death mourned (vv. 48–49)."
Martin, J. A. (1985). Luke. (J. F. Walvoord
& R. B. Zuck, Eds.)The Bible Knowledge
Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures.
Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.
