by Jason | Apr 25, 2020 | Commentaries on the Cross, Gospel of John
John 18:39 “But you have a custom…” This very custom of pardoning a criminal signifies God’s pardoning of Israel. The guilty party is spared the penalty of the crime. In offering this to the Jews, Pilate twists the knife of irony. That these many...
by Jason | Apr 23, 2020 | Apologetics, Commentaries on the Cross, Gospel of John, Politics
John 18:39-40 “But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews? They cried out again, “Not this man, but Barabbas.” It’s likely that before the entire...
by Jason | Apr 22, 2020 | Apologetics, Politics
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good, and acceptable and perfect.” Romans 12:2 Just as Paul’s spirit was provoked within him when he saw the rampant...
by Jason | Apr 21, 2020 | Commentaries on the Cross, Gospel of John
John 18:38 After he had said this, he went back outside to the Jews and told them, “I find no guilt in him.” How many times at the end of a long day do we find ourselves in a foul temper? How often do life’s turbulent rhythms unsettle us,...
by Jason | Apr 19, 2020 | Apologetics, Commentaries on the Cross, Gospel of John
The Truth John 18:38 Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?” Throughout the Old Testament, Israel’s greatest challenge wasn’t foreign armies, plagues, or droughts. It was idolatry. The holy nation wasn’t ever beset by...
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