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I find it very interesting that the Jews only took Jesus to Pilate when they realized that their laws could not allow them to execute Jesus. Now bear in mind that there were included in the Law crimes and sins that required death. But Jesus had committed none of these. So they tried to convince the people that it would be good for one person to die for all Jews, and to convince Pilate that Jesus was trying to start an insurrection by claiming kingship when the Jewish nation was under the rule of the Roman empire. It's all political jockeying by the Jewish leaders. Jesus was killed because He spoke the truth, and the truth was that the leaders were wrong. And they did not like that so they wanted to be rid of Jesus. How often do we find ourselves trying to find loopholes in Jesus' commands ("it's for a good cause", "it's not sex", "I'll ask for forgiveness later", etc.) when the truth in them commands us to remove ourselves from enticing sin?
And I love Pilate's question to Jesus: "What is truth?" So many people are wondering that today. I get the impression that Pilate would have willingly listened t and been changed by Jesus' message.
What were your thoughts?
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