“FATHER, FORGIVE THEM”
Luke 23:34
}This is a longer write than usual but well worth
time to read it.} GEP
Hello Friends,
This prayer is possibly the most important and most
powerful prayer of Jesus.
He prayed not only for those demanding
His crucifixion, but for you and me as
well.
This prayer of Jesus is doubtless the shortest
but most powerful prayer spoken by Him,
because it transcends all generations, back-
wards embracing all of the old testament
believers and forward two thousand-eight
teen years and beyond to the last believer
in whatever year that may be.
Now in the transaction of forgiving, there
must be the offering of forgiveness, and the
acceptance of the offer.
God, in the person of His only begotten Son
Jesus Christ, has offered His forgiveness of
of all your sins, past, present and sins we
have not yet committed. But God being
omniscient knows what sins we will commit to-
morrow, and so included in Jesus' prayer
was all our future sins.
We all need God's forgiveness, because without
it we are condemned to the Lake of Fire.
We must understand, that "The wages, the payoff
of sin, is death", i.e. forever dying, yet never dead,
always suffering in a place God did not create
for you and I. So God has offered to forgive you.
Will will you accept His offer? How do I accept God's offer,
you ask? You accept God's forgiveness by RE
PENTING OF ALL IN WHICH YOU ARE NOW
TRUSTING , so that He will open the gate of
Heaven to you at the end of this earthly life.
Yes, no longer trust in all your works of self-
righteousness, but simply believe IN, not ABOUT
Jesus Christ, as your sin bearer, Savior, Lord and
Master.
This includes all your religious works of
baptism, church affiliation, church serving such
as Sunday school teaching, being an Elder, or the
holding of some other position in your church.
These things are all commendable) AFTER you have
believed in Christ as your personal Savior.
In’ Matthew 7:21-23 Jesus tells about some very religious
people that came to Him, boasting about all their
religious deeds they had done in His Name, expecting
to be rewarded with entrance into Heaven.
Countless of millions throughout the world are doing
the same thing today. You know what Jesus said to them?
"I never knew you, depart from me, you who work
iniquity"
They called their deeds, "wonderful works" and in their
minds they were wonderful, but in comparison to the
work of Jesus' suffering and crucifixion on the cross
for their sins, they were empty works of pride, self-
righteousness.The Bible declares that all the works of
man are nothing more than "filthy rags" in contrast to
His work of righteousness. They would be like supplying a
small pebble when what was really needed was a huge two
hundred ton boulder.
My friends, if you and I could get to Heaven, offering God
our little ***** pebbles of works, then Jesus' death, burial
resurrection was not necessary. But it was absolutely necessary
for Jesus to suffer and die on the cross, so that God might offer all
of humanity His forgiveness of our sins. Understand that He was
not suffering for His own sins, because He was totally without
sin. Jesus was bearing your sins as well as mine, so that
God's law of righteousness might be fulfilled in us,
THROUGH JESUS CHRIST.
So how does that work?” you ask. Look at II Corinthians 5:21
"For God has made Christ to be sin, (not a sinner) for us,
(That's what Jesus was doing when He allowed Himself to
be crucified) He was made sin for us, that we might be made
the righteousness of God IN HIM"
So the moment you turn from believing in your own self made
righteousness, you are IN Christ, and God sees you as one
who has had your sin debt paid in full, because you are IN His only
begotten Son and thus you have accepted His full forgiveness.
- by G.E.Parson
forgiveness].
The Bible says that "The gift of God is Eternal Life." So Be sure
to thank God for His gracius[gracious] gift.
For all questions, contact Jerry Howarth
jp.howarths@gmail.com
[Dad, I understand what you are saying here about ‘self-righteousness’, but I’m not sure that’s going to lovingly draw someone to Christ as it sounds like the writer is much holier-than-the-reader. Although it’s accurate, this delivery sort of smacks as an insult from someone they’d consider arrogant or egotistical. The result would be a turn off rather than a turning to Jesus. Maybe I’m wrong here, but that’s just a thought.]

“FATHER, FORGIVE THEM”
Luke 23:34
Hello, Friend. This prayer of Jesus is possibly the most important and most powerful prayer of Jesus. He prayed not only for those demanding His crucifixion but for you and me as well.
This prayer of Jesus is the shortest but most powerful prayer spoken by Him, because it transcends all generations backwards, embracing all of the old testament believers and forward two thousand seventeen years and beyond to the last believer in whatever year that may be.
Now in the transaction of forgiving, there must be both the offering of forgiveness and then the acceptance of the offer.
God, in the person of His only begotten Son Jesus Christ, has offered His forgiveness for all your sins, past and present and even sins we have not yet committed. But God, being omniscient, knows what sins we will commit tomorrow and beyond. So included in Jesus' prayer was all of our future sins.
We all need God's forgiveness, because without it we are condemned to the Lake of Fire.
We must understand that "the wages”, the payoff of sin, “is death." That is to say, forever dying, yet never dead, always suffering in a place God did not create for you and me. So God has offered to forgive you. Will you accept His offer? “How do I accept God's offer?” you ask. You accept God's forgiveness by REPENTING OF ALL IN WHICH YOU ARE NOW TRUSTING. Then He will open the gate of Heaven to you at the end of this earthly life.
Yes, no longer trust in all your works that seem righteous and moral, but simply believe IN, not ABOUT Jesus Christ, as your sin-bearer, Savior, Lord and Master. This includes all your religious works of church affiliation, baptism, church service such as Sunday school teaching, serving as an elder or deacon, or the holding of some other position in your church. These things are all commendable AFTER you have
believed in Christ as your personal Savior.
In Matthew 7:21-23 Jesus tells about some very religious people that came to Him, boasting about all their
religious deeds they had done in His Name, expecting to be rewarded with entrance into Heaven.
Countless of millions throughout the world are doing the same thing today. You know what Jesus said to them? "I never knew you, depart from me, you who work iniquity" They called their deeds, "wonderful works" and in their minds they were wonderful, but in comparison to the work of Jesus' suffering and crucifixion on the cross for their sins, they were empty works of pride, self-righteousness.
The Bible declares that all the works of man are nothing more than "filthy rags" in contrast to His work of
righteousness. They would be like supplying a small pebble when what was really needed was huge two
hundred ton boulder.
Friend, if you and I could get to Heaven, offering God our little ***** pebbles of works, then Jesus' death, burial and resurrection was not necessary.
But it was absolutely necessary for Jesus to suffer and die on the cross, so that God might offer all of humanity His forgiveness for our sins. Understand that He was not suffering for His own sins, because He was totally without sin. Jesus was bearing your sins as well as mine, so that God's law of righteousness might be fulfilled in us, THROUGH JESUS CHRIST.
“So how does that work?” you ask.
Look at II Corinthians 5:21. "For God has made Christ to be sin (not a sinner) for us.” That's what Jesus was doing when He allowed Himself to be crucified. He was made sin for us, that we might be “made the righteousness of God IN HIM"
So the moment you turn from believing in your own self-made righteousness, you are IN Christ, and God sees you as one who has had your sin debt paid in full, one who is IN His only begotten Son and thus you have accepted His forgiveness.
The Bible says that "The gift of God is Eternal Life." So be sure to thank God for His gracious gift.
For all questions, contact Jerry Howarth
jp.howarths@gmail.com