Summary: An analysis of Jesus’ first word on the cross, as set forth in Luke 23:34, teaches us about forgiveness. Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” ( Luke 23:34 ). Herbert Lockyer, in his book titled, All the Last Words of Saints and Sinners, says, "The last words of both saints and sinners about to enter eternity, what they had to say before their stammering tongues lay silent in the grave, demands our deepest attention and most earnest concern. If, when the soul is face to face with eternal realities, true character is almost invariably manifest, then we can expect the lips to express glorious certainty or terror concerning the future." I want to look at the last words of neither a saint nor a sinner but at the last words of our sinless Savior, Jesus Christ. By studying the last words of Christ we shall learn a great deal about the true character of our Savior. After Jesus was nailed to the cross, he spoke seven short phrases be...
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