Gospel of John - Examine the Witnesses
Chapter 19 – the witness
of Pilate – “He made Himself out to be the Son of God. When Pilate heard this statement, he was the
more afraid.”
Jesus was brought to the Roman governor Pilate by the
unbelieving Jews and John records several exchanges between the two. Pilate asks “What is truth” – a very important
question as he was speaking to the Truth.
He asked Jesus if He was a king and He replied His kingdom was not of
this realm. When the crowd indicated
Jesus claimed to be the Son of God, Pilate asked Him where He was from. When Jesus did not answer Pilate said, “Do
you not know that I have the authority to release you or to crucify you?” Jesus
responded that Pilate had no authority unless it was given to him.
So Pilate was faced with a decision – what to do with
Jesus. Pilate chose to wash his hands
of Jesus and turn Him over to be crucified.
Concerning Jesus and himself, Pilate made the wrong choice. How about you?
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