I'm quite confident that right out of those religious leaders that mocked and blasphemed

the name of Jesus Christ, God by sovereign grace, took some to be his own.

He is indeed the friend of sinners.

He is eager to forgive.

He is ready to forgive.

Welcome to Grace to You with John MacArthur.

I'm your host, Phil Johnson.

It's a sad truth.

At some point in your life, you would have blended into that Jerusalem crowd that called

for Jesus' death.

In fact, all of us would have.

Today John considers four groups that made up that mob, and the mercy God extended to

people in each group.

In essence, mercy that He has extended to you also if you're a Christian.

This is part of John MacArthur's compelling study called The Murder of Jesus.

With such a serious topic in mind, you might expect today's message to convict more than

encourage, but I think you'll find it comforting, particularly if you're burdened for family

and friends who have rejected the gospel.

And so with that, here's John MacArthur.

Here's a go Greek Christians used to beg God to give them mercy for the unknown sufferings

they might have caused Jesus Christ.

And they realized that they themselves could not even conceive of all the suffering that

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