[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

And yet Christ Jesus did not follow what Luke is saying, when from the cross, Christ said, “Forgive them Father, they know not what they do.” He did not wait for their repentance to ask God to forgive the savage throngs who called for his crucifixion. Far from it.

My Christian obligation to forgive others is not contingent upon anything they do. Just upon my desire to please the Lord and behave the way he wants me to behave, as hard as that often is.

[ravenwolf]

And yet Christ Jesus did not follow what Luke is saying, when from the cross, Christ said, “Forgive them Father, they know not what they do.

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That is the best answer yet, thanks

[rollo tomasi]

Were these Romans followers of Christ?

Remember, Christians are to judge other Christians, the rest left up to God.

Why? Because FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO.

"If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him."

As Christians we are not to abuse Grace or each other, hence the need to recognize, humble ourselves, and the repent. If not Christ instructs us NOT to suffer abuse from those who say they believe and then kick them out until they repent. Matthew 18:17.