In fact, in answer to one of Pilate’s proposals, trying to wriggle himself off the hook the Jewish crowd seemed to have been led in a self-incriminating shout “His blood be upon us. . .and upon our children.” This is one of those statements some people use to judge and condemn ...
Because my salvation is 100% from the Lord, and He cannot lie, I am 100% sure I am saved, for “I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day” (2 Tim 1:12). The apostle John wrote, “God has given us...
I actually don’t have a simply answer to this question. (In fact, I don’t claim to be an expert in the field at all.) To do justice to the complexity of poverty and community development, we must not resort to simple answers. But what is clear, I think, is that we should not...
12And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews? 13And they cried out again, Crucify him. 14Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him...
“This one is blessed in what he does” (Jam 1:25), not in what he thinks he knows. If our knowledge of the truth doesn’t result in obedience, then we end up with a big head instead of a burning heart (1 Cor 8:1; Luke 24:32); and truth becomes a toy to play with, not...
Feelings (My heart tells me what is truth) Good looking, articulate, entertaining ministers (Someone that is good looking and charismatic can’t be wrong!) Entertainment and Entertainers (These famous people are smarter than most. Aren’t they?) ...
And so Pontius Pilate, the Governor of Rome, gave orders to have Jesus die upon the cross. Picture 2 The Roman soldiers took Jesus and beat him very badly and then led Him to a place called Golgotha where He would die to forgive your sin and mine. ...
The calm majesty of His bearing in meeting the awful onslaughts of Pilate's Judgment Hall and of Calvary, was the outcome of the struggle, agony and victory of Gethsemane. While Jesus prayed the disciples slept, so He stood fast while they fell ignominiously. Many temptations come upon us ...