Title: With Me in Paradise (2)
Series: The Sayings of Jesus on the Cross
Author: Jonathan McLeod
Text: Luke 23:43
Famous Last Words
Our current series is on the last words of Jesus, the seven sayings of Jesus on the cross.
When a person dies, we often want to know their last words. Sometimes last words are powerful. Sometimes they're funny. And sometimes they're strange.
- "Dictionary." - Joseph Wright, editor of the English Dialect Dictionary
- "I did not get my Spaghetti-O's; I got spaghetti. I want the press to know this." - convicted murderer Thomas J. Grasso, complaining about his last meal
- "Either that wallpaper goes, or I do." - Oscar Wilde
- "Money can't buy life." - Bob Marley
- "I shall hear in heaven." - Beethoven
The second saying of Jesus on the cross is found in Luke 23:43: "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise."
What do these words of Jesus on the cross tell us about him?
Crucified with Criminals
Jesus was crucified between two criminals. In the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, the two criminals are called "robbers" (Matt. 27:38; Mark 15:27). The Greek word translated as "robbers" (lestes) can also mean "insurrectionists." The NIV translates the word as "rebels."
While on the cross, Jesus was mocked repeatedly:
- "The [Jewish] rulers scoffed at him" (v. 35).
- "The [Roman] soldiers also mocked him" (v. 36).
- "One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him (v. 39).
If Jesus really is who he says he is ("the Christ of God, his Chosen One," v. 35; "the King of the Jews," v. 8), why is he dying on a cross?
"We preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles" (1 Cor. 1:23).
Three times Jesus is told, "Save yourself." "He saved others; let him save himself" (v. 35). They didn't realize that he was saving others by not saving himself.
Matthew and Mark say that both criminals mocked Jesus, while Luke tells us that only one mock ...
Series: The Sayings of Jesus on the Cross
Author: Jonathan McLeod
Text: Luke 23:43
Famous Last Words
Our current series is on the last words of Jesus, the seven sayings of Jesus on the cross.
When a person dies, we often want to know their last words. Sometimes last words are powerful. Sometimes they're funny. And sometimes they're strange.
- "Dictionary." - Joseph Wright, editor of the English Dialect Dictionary
- "I did not get my Spaghetti-O's; I got spaghetti. I want the press to know this." - convicted murderer Thomas J. Grasso, complaining about his last meal
- "Either that wallpaper goes, or I do." - Oscar Wilde
- "Money can't buy life." - Bob Marley
- "I shall hear in heaven." - Beethoven
The second saying of Jesus on the cross is found in Luke 23:43: "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise."
What do these words of Jesus on the cross tell us about him?
Crucified with Criminals
Jesus was crucified between two criminals. In the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, the two criminals are called "robbers" (Matt. 27:38; Mark 15:27). The Greek word translated as "robbers" (lestes) can also mean "insurrectionists." The NIV translates the word as "rebels."
While on the cross, Jesus was mocked repeatedly:
- "The [Jewish] rulers scoffed at him" (v. 35).
- "The [Roman] soldiers also mocked him" (v. 36).
- "One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him (v. 39).
If Jesus really is who he says he is ("the Christ of God, his Chosen One," v. 35; "the King of the Jews," v. 8), why is he dying on a cross?
"We preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles" (1 Cor. 1:23).
Three times Jesus is told, "Save yourself." "He saved others; let him save himself" (v. 35). They didn't realize that he was saving others by not saving himself.
Matthew and Mark say that both criminals mocked Jesus, while Luke tells us that only one mock ...
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