Christ As The Judge In The Teachings Of John Part 1 Series

Barabbas had taken part in a rebellion.

(John 19:1 NIV) Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged.

(John 19:2 NIV) The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on

his head. They clothed him in a purple robe

(John 19:3 NIV) and went up to him again and again, saying, "Hail, king of the

Jews!" And they struck him in the face.

(John 19:4 NIV) Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews, "Look, I am

bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge

against him."

(John 19:5 NIV) When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple

robe, Pilate said to them, "Here is the man!"

(John 19:6 NIV) As soon as the chief priests and their officials saw him, they

shouted, "Crucify! Crucify!" But Pilate answered, "You take him and crucify him.

As for me, I find no basis for a charge against him."

(John 19:7 NIV) The Jews insisted, "We have a law, and according to that law he

must die, because he claimed to be the Son of God."

(John 19:8 NIV) When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid,

(John 19:9 NIV) and he went back inside the palace. "Where do you come from?"

he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer.

(John 19:10 NIV) "Do you refuse to speak to me?" Pilate said. "Don’t you

realize I have power either to free you or to crucify you?"

(John 19:11 NIV) Jesus answered, "You would have no power over me if it were

not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is

guilty of a greater sin."

(John 19:12 NIV) From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jews

kept shouting, "If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who

claims to be a king opposes Caesar."

iv. Pilate. John 18:28-19:12. See above.

2. Therefore His judgment is true. John 5:30; 8:15-16

(John 5:30 NIV) By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my

judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.

(John 8:15 NIV) You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one.

(John 8:16 NIV) But if I do judge, my decisions are right, because I am not

alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me.

II. HE HIMSELF IS A TRUE AND FAITHFUL WITNESS TO THE TRUTH. John 18:37; Rev. 1:5; 3:14

(John 18:37 NIV) "You are a king, then!" said Pilate. Jesus answered, "You are

right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I

came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth

listens to me."

(Rev 1:5 NIV) and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn

from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and

has freed us from our sins by his blood,

(Rev 3:14 NIV) "To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the

words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation.

III. HE CAME INTO THE WORLD AT HIS FIRST ADVENT FOR JUDGMENT. John 9:39

(John 9:39 NIV) Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this world, so that

the blind will see and those who see will become blind."

Yet, He came not to condemn but to save the world. (John 3:17-18; 12:47) In a real sense man condemns himself by his own sin and disbelief. A judge does not make a man a sinner. He declares him a sinner.