Dr. M. M. Ninan

words of

Only Luke reports this

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"Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing" (Luke 23:34).

Father forgive themKept on saying:

As he was laid naked and nails were driven into his hands

Father forgive them

Kept on saying:

As the fresh wounds bled profusely to the ground

Father forgive themKept on saying:

As they cast lots for his garments

Father forgive them

Kept on saying:

As his lungs struggled to get air.

Father forgive themKept on saying:

As the intense pain set in

Forgiveness is

conditional

but

For they do not know what they are doing.

The Pharisees The SaduceesPontius PilotRoman soldiers

Did they know what they were doing?

The General Public?

Wh a t a b o u t

that any one who kills any person without intent may flee there.

"But if he struck him down with an instrument of iron, so that he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall be put to death.”

the congregation shall rescue the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, to which he had fled, and he shall live in it until the death of the high priest who was anointed with the holy oil.

But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the bounds of his city of refuge to which he fled, and the avenger of blood finds him outside the bounds of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood slays the manslayer, he shall not be guilty of blood.

Today,You will be with me in paradise“

Luke 23:39-43

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"You will be with me in paradise"

Eph 4:8 Therefore it is said, "When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men."

1Co 15:54 When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: "Death is swallowed up in victory."

Together They lead to

Greek words :σωσει "sozo" (the verb) σωτηριαν : "soteria" (the noun)

"to be saved, healed, protected, and made whole, spirit, soul, body, financially and socially."

"Word of Faith"

"... the Word of Faith, which we preach." (Romans 10:8) "... the Word is near, even in your mouth, and in thy heart." (Romans 10:8), and "that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (Romans 10: 9) For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." This is the basis of everything that we receive from God, whether it is salvation, healing, financial blessing, or divine protection.

Isa 1:18 "Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.

"When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother,

`Dear woman, here is your son,'

and to the disciple,

`Here is your mother.'

From that time on, this disciple took her into his home"

(John 19:26-27).

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4 & 5 Humanity of Jesus : Incarnation

J esus never t ook any Divine Power during his .lif e on earth

Php 2:6 -9 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross.

"'Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?‘which means, `My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"‘ (Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34).

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Jesus was fully human. Yes, he was God in the flesh, but he was also subject to all the feelings of mind and body that any of us

feel. Jesus spoke these words

after three hours of darkness which covered the land. Jesus hung on the cross alone,

where he took our place to feel the pain and anguish that sin causes.

'Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?‘22nd Psalm

"Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all" (Isaiah 53:4-6).

(John 19:28).

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6) "It is finished"

Triumph (John 19:30)

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1Co 7:23 You were bought with a price; do not become slaves of men.

Luke 23:44-46

"Father, into your hands I commit my spirit."

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5 :2 R o m

Th r o u g h h im w e

h a v e o b t a in e d

a c c e s s t o t h is

g r a c e in w h ic h , w e s t a n d

a n d w e r e jo ic e in

o u r h o p e o f

s h a r in g t h e g lo r y

.o f G o d

Jesus shared in our humanity.

suffered for us and was victorious over sin and death in his work on the cross.

He set an example for us

Forgive He taught us

:t o

Mat 6:14 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father also will forgive you.

Hope He has given us

Joh 14:3 And when I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.

Care

He has t aught us t o

Jas 2:14-16 What does it profit, my brethren, if a man says he has faith but has not works? Can his faith save him? If a brother or sister is ill-clad and in lack of daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without giving them the things needed for the body, what does it profit?

LonelinessPainSufferingRejection

He has experienced all t he pain that we go through

Heb 5:7-9 In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard for his godly fear. Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered; and being made perfect he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,

LonelinessPainSufferingRejection

He has experienced all t he pain that we go through

B e h o ld I a m w it h y o ua lw a y s

E v e n U n t o t h e e n d o f t h e.a g e s

Triumph

Heb 2:14 Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same nature, that through death he might destroy him who has the power of death, that is, the devil,

He has conquered death so that we may also

We are more thanconquerors

Reunion

1Jn 3:2 Beloved, we are God's children now; it does not yet appear what we shall be, but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

We look f orward to be like him and with him

Joh 15:12-13 "This is my commandment, that you love one another

as I have loved you. Greater love has no man than this,

that a man lay down his life for his friends.”