Jesus Practices What He Preaches: Forgiveness But Not Shallow Forgiveness

Luke 23:34; 29-41; Matthew 6:12, 14-15

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While Jesus cries out to the Father to forgive His oppressors because they don’t
understand what they are doing, well not completely. Jesus was not totally exonerating His crucifies, note e.g. His conversation with the thief on the cross next to Him (23: 39-41), and the murderer’s act of contrition: now he’s ready to go to paradise. Since the religious leaders and followers had a particular developed tradition, that would not allow them to declare Jesus is Jewish Messiah, Jesus understood their reticence to believe and follow. Therefore Jesus' statement from the cross extended a certain amount of mercy for their lack of understanding,
but it was not shallow forgiveness rather forgiveness with requirement to believe.