I WANT TO STATE FIRST AND FOREMOST THAT I AM IN NO WAY TRYING TO START A FIGHT OVER THIS QUESTION, I NEED SOME UNDERSTANDING IS ALL.
I came across this link on BT that gives a list of all the spurious passages, Kat had said "From the compiler’s point of view there exist very good reasons why everything in this list should be crossed out of our Bibles. Thus, when the interpolations are eliminated from Mark 14:30, 68, 72, the account agrees exactly with that given by the other evangelists. Or, take Luke 23:34: history shows that the Jews have been obliged as a race to expiate their crime". Here's that link,
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,6638.0.htmlWhat I am trying to understand is whether or not we should or shouldn't cross these passages out? I ask this, because in Ray's teaching on "The Origin of Satan, Evil, and Sin" he cites Luke 23:34 as something that we should meditate on.
Here's what Ray wrote:
"Now then, are you ready for the Scripture? Are these cruel murderers of the very Son of God evil enough to be counted the worst of the worst sinners who have ever drawn breath? Even more evil than Ted Bundy?
First, does anyone doubt that God the Father ALWAYS heard Christ’s prayers? "Father, I thank thee that Thou HAST HEARD me. And I knew that thou HEAREST ME ALWAYS..." (John 11:41-42). Okay then, here’s the Scripture:
"And when they were come to the place which is called Calvary, there they [everyone -- you, me, the WHOLE WORLD] CRUCIFIED HIM..." [/b] But before our Saviour died, He prayed this prayer:
"FATHER ... FORGIVE THEM ... for they know not what they do" (Luke 23:33-34).
Meditate on that verse for a few hours -- or years! My prayer is that not one person reading this paper will ever forget this verse and Christ’s prayer for the forgiveness of the world's worst of the worst sinners, before any of them even thought to repent."
I'm just confused, why would we meditate on this passage if it is spurioius? So should or shouldn't we?