Pilate had asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?” (NASB) John 18:36 “Jesus answered, “˜My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not […]
Jesus had been brought to Pilate for the sentence of death”¦for the Jewish leaders did not have the authority to sentence anyone to death”¦ (NASB) John 18:33-34 “Therefore Pilate entered again into the Praetorium, and summoned Jesus and said to Him, “˜Are You the King of the Jews?”™ 34 Jesus answered, “˜Are you saying this […]
Effective prayer requires a personal relationship with the living God: (NASB) Psalm 119:9-16 9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your word. 10 With all my heart I have sought You; Do not let me wander from Your commandments. 11 Your word I have treasured in my […]
The Jews put Jesus into the hands of Pilate for the sentence of death. The Jews had stated their case to Pilate: Jesus was subverting their nation, He was evading taxes to Rome AND He claimed to be Christ (Messiah), a king. Notice the charge which Pilate picked to question Jesus: (NIV) John 18:33 “Pilate […]
Jesus was taken to Pilate to be sentenced to death by crucifixion. He was taken into the Praetorium while the Jewish leaders stayed outside. Why? For what purpose or reason did they have to not be physically present during Pilate”™s interrogation of Jesus? If they had gone into the Gentile palace, they would have been […]
Pilate was the representative of Rome in Jerusalem during the Passover when Jesus would die. And Pilate would be an instrument through which Jesus would be sentenced”¦death by crucifixion. What did Pilate not know? Pilate did not know that Jesus had already been found guilty by the Jewish leaders in three “˜religious”™ trials before being […]
All the conniving and “˜set-up”™ of Jesus had been accomplished in that last religious trial. They had determined to convict Him and the “˜why”™ now becomes more evident. The charge would have to hold up in the Roman governor”™s judgment. Only Rome could pass the sentence of death on Jesus. The Jews could not execute […]
We have just celebrated Easter”¦the greatest holy day in Christendom. Christ has risen! He is risen indeed! This devotional is still “˜back there”™ before Jesus”™ death on the cross: How had Jesus reacted to the Jewish leaders who had illegally brought Him to trial? What were the perspectives of the ruling body of the Jews? […]
By inserting your name into this Psalm you will be personalizing it: (NIV) Psalm 42:1-2 “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. 2My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?”
Jesus was the Lamb of God Who came to take away the sin of the world. (John 1:29) Jesus was the perfect sacrifice which God in His holiness demands for sin. This is why we need Jesus! (NASB) 1 Peter 2:24 “and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that […]