"Forgiveness and Salvation"

The Crucifixion

Luke 23:26 ESV

And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus.

Luke 23:27 ESV

And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for him.

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Luke 23:28 ESV

But turning to them Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

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Luke 23:29 ESV

For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’

Luke 23:30 ESV

Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’

Luke 23:31 ESV

For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?”

Luke 23:32 ESV

Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him.

Luke 23:33 ESV

And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.

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Luke 23:34 ESV

And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments.

Luke 23:34 ESV

And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments.

Forgiving

Two Questions:

Is there anything I can do to make God love me less?

Romans 8:36 ESV

As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”

Romans 8:37 ESV

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

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Romans 8:38 ESV

For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,

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nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Is there anything...?

Luke 23:35 ESV

And the people stood by, watching, but the rulers scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, his Chosen One!”

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Luke 23:36 ESV

The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine

Luke 23:37 ESV

and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!”

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Luke 23:38 ESV

There was also an inscription over him, “This is the King of the Jews.”

Luke 23:39 ESV

One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!”

Luke 23:40 ESV

But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?

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Luke 23:41 ESV

And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.”

Luke 23:42 ESV

And he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”

Luke 23:43 ESV

And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.”

Salvation

Is there anything more we can do to make God love us more?