Even more astounding than how incredibly wrong the Pharisees and rulers of the people were in their zeal to please God by executing the Son He sent to them is the incredible depth of forgiveness Jesus offered them from the cross.
He actually prays to the Father on their behalf: "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." (Luke 23:34)
Before the Father's throne, He advocates for His own murderers precisely because they are completely mistaken in what they are doing.
When I am the victim of someone else's sinful actions, the temptation is to grow even angrier as I think of just how mistaken he or she is!
But not Jesus. "Forgive them, for they know not what they do."
Amazing grace.
But then here's a follow-up question to spark a theological/philosophical debate: Did God the Father forgive them as Jesus requested?
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