biblestudy: John (Part 27)
John 18:29-19:24 Pilate?s Futile Attempts at Acquitting an Innocent Man
John W. Ritenbaugh
Given 02-Jun-87; Tape #BS-JO27
Description: In this twenty-seventh installment expounding the book of John, John Ritenbaugh reiterates that Jesus Christ remained totally in control of the events of His trial, including His own prediction that He would be crucified under Roman law. The hate-obsessed Jewish leaders had to pull a bait-and-switch technique as they maneuvered the trial from the high priest, Caiaphas, to Pontius Pilate, surreptitiously changing the spurious charge from blasphemy to insurrection. Pilate, who realized that Jesus was innocent, caved into the Jewish leaders? demands because of political expediency and fear of mob insurrection. Pilate?s attempts at appeasement led to the scourging of an innocent man and the release of a hardened criminal. Jesus had compassion upon Pilate, realizing that the well-meaning, frustrated, and intimidated procurator was only a victim of predestined circumstances. Ironically, these hypocritical Jewish religious leaders, while meticulously keeping themselves ceremonially clean for the Passover, contemplated the vilest murder imaginable. Sadly, all of us have a part in this murder. The sacrifice (the hideous crucifixion) that Jesus purposed Himself to undergo justifies all of us of sins we have committed in the past, reconciling us with the Father. As we continue to confess our sins to our High Priest and follow the life of Christ, we are saved from the second death. The soldiers who callously gambled for Christ?s garments (while their God died) constitute a microcosm of humanity. Persistence in refusing to pay homage to our Savior constitutes the unpardonable sin. (87 minutes)
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Sermons in the John series:
John (Part 1)
Distinctions Between John and the Other Gospels
John (Part 2)
Jesus Christ as the Reality and the Manifestation of God in the Flesh
John (Part 3)
Biblical and Secular Testimonies to Jesus Christ's Divinity
John (Part 4)
Fulfilled Prophecies Establishing Christ's Messiahship
John (Part 5)
Choosing Disciples; Beginning Signs; Expelling Moneychangers
John (Part 6)
Signs Reveal that God Alone Can Supply Our Every Need
John (Part 7)
Born Again/ Bearing Ones Cross / The Power of Choice
John (Part 8)
Jesus Christ's Encounter with the Woman of Samaria
John (Part 9)
God the Father and Jesus Christ Work Ceaselessly to Relieve Burdens
John (Part 10)
Identity with God Requires Unconditional Submission to His Will
John (Part 11)
The Impossibility of Satisfying a Spiritual Need with a Physical Solution
John (Part 12)
What We Believe Determines What We Do
John (Part 13)
The Need for Removing the Blinders of Tradition
John (Part 14)
God's Approach to Judgment/ Jesus as the Light of the World
John (Part 15)
John 8:30-9:7 Liberation from Bondage to Sin through God's Spirit
John (Part 16)
John 9:8-10:14 Spiritual Blindness/ Hearing the Master's Voice
John (Part 17)
Love produces Unity/ Self centeredness Produces Anarchy
John (Part 18)
John 11:1-57 Conquering the Debilitating Fear of Death
John (Part 19)
John 12:1-36 A Sublime Sacrifice of Love and Devotion
John (Part 20)
John 12:24-John 13:1-17 The Essence of Love is Sacrifice
John (Part 21)
John 13:15-14:6 Jesus' New Commandment : Love Others More Than Self
John (Part 22)
John 14:7-15:6 Promise of the Holy Spirit to lead us to Truth
John (Part 23)
John 15:7-25 Our Organic Connection with the True Vine
John (Part 24)
Christ's Departing Instructions to His Disciples
John (Part 25)
John 17:6-21 Eternal Life is Knowing God: Living Life as God Does
John (Part 26)
John 17:22-18:28 Jesus Christ's Purposeful and Voluntary Sacrifice
John (Part 27)
John 18:29-19:24 Pilate?s Futile Attempts at Acquitting an Innocent Man
John (Part 28)
John 20:24-end The Dramatic Conclusion to the Book of John
