by Jason | Apr 27, 2020 | Commentaries on the Cross, Gospel of John
John 19:1 Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him. A fascinating thing about the Bible is that it teaches a doctrine of responsibility and authority that we’re ignorant of in contemporary America. Pilate didn’t personally flog our Lord – tearing His flesh...
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 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...
by Jason | Apr 17, 2020 | Apologetics, Commentaries on the Cross, Gospel of John
John 18:37-38 “…Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?” Jesus was the most loving person to ever live and Truth incarnate. The world tells us today that to speak the truth about sin and rebellion is...
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