CHRIST OR CAESAR

by | 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...

Crucify Him!

by | 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...

CHOOSING A KING

by | 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...

Sinner’s Logic

by | 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...

AUTHORITY & SIN

by | May 11, 2020 | Commentaries on the Cross, Gospel of John

John 19:11 Jesus answered him, “You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. Therefore he who delivered me over to you has the greater sin.” Jesus’ reply to Pilate’s claim to authority seems straight forward and easy enough to...