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What did Jesus mean when he said, Forgive them "for they know not what they do"?

Randall and others. Appreciate that view and I've settled on aspects of your answer but, at the same time, more is needed to connect what you call out as the "state of unregenerate man"kind ...
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What did Jesus mean when he said, Forgive them "for they know not what they do"?

I conclude Christ was speaking to the state of unregenerate man. They had truth before them as Pilot did, yet asked "what is truth?" They were dead in their trespasses and sins, blinded by ...
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Genesis 2 and 3 - Why was nudity suddenly a shame for Adam?

There is a deeply spiritual dimension to all of this. For further consideration by those interested in plumbing deeper depths in this account of the first couple's nakedness, I begin by quoting from ...
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"blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven" -- Is "forgiven" the best word for what is meant?

Why is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit unforgivable? How is this consistent to what else Jesus said? In particular: All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will ...
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What is James teaching about sin?

What does James mean with 'run its course'? Those are not James's actual words, of course, since English didn't exist during his lifetime. They are the words of a Bible translator. If you're not ...
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What is James teaching about sin?

ἀποτελεσθεῖσα is an aorist passive participle and consistent with the τελος root it has the idea of end are completion (lexicons such as BADG). ἀποτελέω ... ① to bring an activity to an end, bring to ...
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What is James teaching about sin?

"Run its course" translates APOTELESTHEISA (Based on TELOS, meaning "perfect"). Thayer offers the meaning "to perfect, to bring quite to an end". The RSV offers the ...
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Why did Jesus have the authority to forgive sins, why did the scribes take it as a blasphemy, and was this authority also given to men in general?

Here is another NT passage that may add some additional revelation to consider, James 5:14-16: 14Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, ...
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Is the lamb accepted for the redemption of sin?

The lamb of God, Which became a sin offering is for deliverance from sin. He takes away the sin of the world. .>Christ came to Put Away Sin by the sacrifice of Himself. Hebrews 9:26 It was sin in ...
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Is the lamb accepted for the redemption of sin?

To take away is not necessarily the same as to redeem. The first could happen without any redemption resulting. To redeem is to pay a price for something, but with Jesus there is no hint of a bribe ...
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