Jesus Before Pilate Series

So, I’ll close with this…

What we’re seeing here in our text this morning is the fallenness of humanity, and the sinner’s hatred toward God. But at the same time, what they intend for evil God will use for good! Jesus does this… He endures this sham of a trial… the false charges and accusations. Being accused by the very creatures He has created and allows to continue breathing… He endures it because He is going to go to the cross and die for our sin. He’s going to pay the penalty for our crimes against God. This is the plan of redemption from the foundation of the world. And He does this willingly. He does this because He loves. He does this because it’s the only way to make us right with God and bring us back into a right relationship with Him.

How can we not love Him for this? How can we say, “I value my sin, and this present, temporary world more than the God who has shown me such love.”?

CLOSING