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By Dan C. Bailey Via Bulletin Gold
When Jesus was upon the rugged cross of Calvary, He
prayed for those who were responsible for His
crucifixion saying, “Father, forgive them; for they know
not what they do..” (Luke 23:34). The prayer came
forth from the only sinlessly perfect man to ever live. It
was prayed from a heart of love and spoken without
malice. Yes, my friend, Jesus loved their souls and was
concerned about their forgiveness.
On the first Pentecost after the resurrection of Christ,
Peter told many of the same crowd to “Repent, and be
baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ
for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of
the Holy Ghost” (Acts 2:38). “Then they that gladly
received his word were baptized: and the same day there
were added unto them about three thousand souls” (Acts
2:41).
Yes, Jesus prayed for their forgiveness and His
prayer was answered when the people repented of their
sins and were baptized into Jesus Christ. Let us never
forget that forgiveness involves not only our Lord, but
also ourselves. Jesus wants us to be forgiven just as
much as ever. The only question is, are we willing to
obey Him in all things? “He that believeth and is
baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall
be damned” (Mark 16:16). “If ye love me, keep my
commandments” (John 14:15).