There is a very direct correlation between love and forgiveness according to Scripture…
Q: Lent is a time of preparation of our hearts going into Easter. How do Jesus’ words of “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” prepare us for Easter?
Define God’s grace.
Jesus is executed in a very painful and methodical way. Crucifixion was an excruciating method by which to die. Still, the first words out of Jesus’ mouth are words of forgiveness. In the words of the great Charles Wesley song, “How can this be?”