Being Like Jesus

1ST SAYING Luke 23:34a Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” SIGNIFICANCE :   Jesus, being a man, proved to us that even in our pains we still have the power to forgive our transgressors.   And we can see how Stephen Substantiated that at his execution in Acts 7:59-60.   Still no one is forgiven against his or her will; each one must respond to God's call for repentance and turn to him for forgiveness (Acts 2:38-39).   But Stephen, who was following Jesus' example; praying that his murderers would find salvation, may have contributed to Saul's later conversation, although Saul had to repent and turn to God to receive forgiveness (Acts 8:1; 9:1-18). 2ND SAYING Luke 23:43 Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” SIGNIFICANCE :   Even at the point of death, there's still room for repentance. Hebrews 9:27 says, “Just as people are destined to die once, and AFTE