by Jason | May 29, 2020 | Apologetics, Commentaries on the Cross, Gospel of John
John 19:17 So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called the place of the skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. This is a great and dreadful moment. As we’ve already discussed, this is the sole event in human history...
by Jason | May 27, 2020 | Apologetics, Commentaries on the Cross, Gospel of John
John 19:15 They cried out, “Away with him, away with him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.” There is today a general sense, especially in the Western democracies, that personal...
by Jason | May 21, 2020 | Apologetics, Commentaries on the Cross, Gospel of John
John 19:13-16 So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called the Stone Pavement, and in Aramaic Gabbatha. Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour. He said to the...
by Jason | May 18, 2020 | Apologetics, Commentaries on the Cross, Gospel of John
John 19:12 “…Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.” In the book of Romans we’re told to outdo each other in showing honor. The book of Proverbs, in the sixth chapter, talks of worthless fellows and wicked men who communicate only with “crooked...
by Jason | May 13, 2020 | Commentaries on the Cross, Gospel of John
John 19:12 From then on Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend. Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.” Pilate sought to release Jesus. The Scripture doesn’t tell us exactly why he sought...
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