"Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." The last line of Isaiah's prophecy of Christ Crucified (Isa.53:12) is the first thing the Lord did on the cross; He 'made intercession for the transgressors.'
The salvation of God's people is what Christ did and said on calvary's cross. Salvation is Christ the substitute and intercessor of His people.
About Paul Mahan
Paul Mahan has been pastor of Central Baptist Church in Rocky Mount, Virginia since 1989; preaching the Gospel of God's Sovereign Grace.