More thoughts on Christ asking to forgive those who took part in His humiliation on the cross.
An atheist admittedly could look at the wrath of God based on many instances in the O.T. and compare it with Christ asking for those who literally were taking a part in His execution for forgiveness and make a case for God or the Godhead being schizophrenic or at least inconsistent. The same God who cursed the serpent in Eden would place the image of a serpent on a pole as a prefigure for Christ's atoning sacrifice (see Numbers 21:5-7).
Now it may seem sacrilege or at least disrespectful of God for me to even offer such a viewpoint as to the mystery of the council of God ( Deut. 29:29). It almost reminds me of some who in helping a person who say is suicidal by talking points related to such actions. My point is that in either case avoiding touchy subjects isn't going to help us to understand what we should as kings and priests have the concept of ( Proverbs 25:2 but also reflected in many parables told by Christ to that affect).
I pray that this series of postings is edifying; as I don't wish to enter something controversial merely to draw attention to something as a point of fascination.
In this section I am starting with exploring forgiveness as to what it is and what it is NOT. We recall what Jesus stated in regard to blaspheme of the Holy Spirit
Luke 12:10: "And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
In ignorance those who didn't know that Jesus was God in flesh could hurl all sorts of accusations including sarcastically stating to them to get down from the cross. The fact is they all thought that He was the victim of circumstances that were beyond His control rather than a deliberate laying down His life to atone for the sins of all mankind. They also in this thought process couldn't grasp that Jesus would do nothing the Father hadn't instructed.
An atheist admittedly could look at the wrath of God based on many instances in the O.T. and compare it with Christ asking for those who literally were taking a part in His execution for forgiveness and make a case for God or the Godhead being schizophrenic or at least inconsistent. The same God who cursed the serpent in Eden would place the image of a serpent on a pole as a prefigure for Christ's atoning sacrifice (see Numbers 21:5-7).
Now it may seem sacrilege or at least disrespectful of God for me to even offer such a viewpoint as to the mystery of the council of God ( Deut. 29:29). It almost reminds me of some who in helping a person who say is suicidal by talking points related to such actions. My point is that in either case avoiding touchy subjects isn't going to help us to understand what we should as kings and priests have the concept of ( Proverbs 25:2 but also reflected in many parables told by Christ to that affect).
I pray that this series of postings is edifying; as I don't wish to enter something controversial merely to draw attention to something as a point of fascination.
In this section I am starting with exploring forgiveness as to what it is and what it is NOT. We recall what Jesus stated in regard to blaspheme of the Holy Spirit
Luke 12:10: "And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
In ignorance those who didn't know that Jesus was God in flesh could hurl all sorts of accusations including sarcastically stating to them to get down from the cross. The fact is they all thought that He was the victim of circumstances that were beyond His control rather than a deliberate laying down His life to atone for the sins of all mankind. They also in this thought process couldn't grasp that Jesus would do nothing the Father hadn't instructed.
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