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Luke 23:32-43
Stephen Caswell © 2001
An Example Or Savior
At the close of a Gospel service an intelligent-looking man came to the minister and said, I do not see any necessity for the Blood of Christ in my salvation.
I can be saved without believing in His shed Blood.
Very well, said the minister, how then do you propose to be saved?
By following His example, was the answer.
That is enough for any man.
I suppose it is, said the minister.
And you propose to do just that in your life?
I do, and I am sure that that is enough.
Very well.
I am sure that you want to begin right.
The Word of God tells us how to do that.
I read here concerning Christ, Who did no sin, neither was guile found in His mouth.
I suppose that you can say that of yourself too?
The man became visibly embarrassed.
Well, he said, I cannot say that exactly.
I have sometimes sinned.
In that case you do not need an Example, but a Savior; and the only way of salvation is by His shed Blood.
Introduction
Today, being Good Friday I want to look at Jesus response to sinners.
The Pharisees and religious leaders mocked Jesus by calling Him the friend of sinners.
But Jesus wasn't at all offended.
He came to save sinners and wanted to be their friends.
This can be seen even on the cross.
This morning I want to look at the response Christ to the people at His crucifixion.
We'll see Three things; the */Crowds Requests/*, the */Criminals Requests/* and */Christ's Response/*/.
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/Firstly /The Crowds Request & Christ's Response
/a.
To Pilate/ /- Crucify Jesus/
*Luke 23:18-21, 32-33* /And they all cried out at once, saying, Away with this Man, and release to us Barabbas who had been thrown into prison for a certain rebellion made in the city, and for murder.
Pilate, therefore, wishing to release Jesus, again called out to them.
But they shouted, saying, Crucify Him, crucify Him!
There were also two others, criminals, led with Him to be put to death.
And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left./
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The first thing that the crowd requested was Christ's death.
In fact they didn't request it they demanded that Pilate crucify Jesus.
They requested that Barabbas a notorious criminal be released and Jesus crucified.
/What wrong had Jesus done?/ None.
In fact he had spent all His time on earth doing good.
He healed the sick, cleansed the lepers, raised the dead, cast out evil spirits and proclaimed God's salvation.
But the religious leaders hated Jesus because He exposed their hypocrisy.
They didn't care that He was innocent.
Pilate found no fault in Jesus Christ.
Yet the crowd blindly followed the guidance of their religious leaders.
When Pilate wanted to free Jesus because He was innocent, they accepted the consequences for His death.
/a1.
Jesus To His Enemies - Father Forgive/
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*Luke 23:34* /Then Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.
And they divided His garments and cast lots./
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/How did Jesus respond to the hatred of this crowd?
/Jesus was falsely accused, illegally tried, beaten, mocked and crucified./
How did He respond to this public humiliation and shame?
*After all, He had done no wrong.*
/With love and compassion.
He asked His Father to forgive them.
Christ taught His disciples to love their enemies and now He demonstrated this in His voluntary death.
Christ prayed for their forgiveness.
He asked His Father to give them another chance to repent.
He asked His Father not judge them for this sin.
They didn't realize how serious their actions were.
Jesus asked His Father to extend mercy toward those who had treated Him so badly.
And God heard His prayer.
He with held judgment from Jerusalem for about forty years.
/How could Jesus pray this way?
/Because Jesus came to save us not judge us.
God loves sinners so much that He can forgive those who crucified His Son if they repent!
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Trampled Fragrance
A little boy, being asked what forgiveness is, gave the beautiful answer: It is the odor that flowers breathe when they are trampled upon.
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/b.
Crowd To Jesus/ /- Save Yourself/
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*Luke 23:35-37* /And the people stood looking on.
But even the rulers with them sneered, saying, He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the chosen of God.
The soldiers also mocked Him, coming and offering Him sour wine, and saying, If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself./
While Jesus was praying for forgiveness, the crowd continued to mock Him.
Those passing by on the road to Jerusalem wagged their heads and scoffed at Him.
Those present watched on as spectators and hurled ridicule at the One who was dying for them.
The religious rulers were the main perpetrators of this verbal assault against Christ.
They talked amongst themselves and sneered at Him.
He saved others, they said, but cannot save Himself.
They told Jesus that if He really was the Christ to save Himself.
The soldiers joined in this taunting game saying something similar.
In this passage three times Jesus is commanded to save Himself.
The Jewish leaders said that Jesus should prove He was the Messiah by saving Himself.
The Roman soldiers told Jesus to prove that He was the King of the Jews by saving Himself.
And one thief wanted Jesus to save Himself and them.
None of these people respected Christ.
Their request was really one of ridicule.
They didn't really think that Jesus could save Himself.
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Jesus To His Enemies - Rejected Their Request/
Jesus didn't need to prove who He was.
Our Lord knew that the Messiah must suffer and die for the sins of His people and then enter into His glory.
God's Messiah, the Savior didn't come to save Himself but sinners.
/So, how did Jesus respond to the crowds request?
/He rejected it.
Jesus could have come down from the cross if He wanted to.
But if He had done this we couldn't be saved.
It is only through His sacrificial death that sinners can be justified with God.
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