Show by REV ronert ROBERT n U harrer HARPER lesus jesus sentenced to death lesson for juno june 5 john joba 1916 1918 8 memory selection t 1 pete peter 9 3 A single sentence tells h how ow jesus WM was prepared to hear his sentence ten tenee tence ile lie was scourged seo iscoui urged eed ged then he was crowned ml with 11 thorns thorn buffeted hy by the soldiers oid old lers lera and mocked as a king after buch roch treatment pilate d he found no fault in jesus hla hia then shouted that by their law jesus jesua ought to die dle pilate questioned jesus and at first received no answer then to answer to threats jesus replied that the governor could have havo no power at all over him kilm except it be given bim him from above pilate was troubled at this as perhaps thinking that be he was dealing deail deall ncr with one who was wax more than a man in his further efford to release jesus be he was told by the accusers that they nad bad no king but caesar and that if pilate pta set jesus fm free he uras wa not caesars friend thus did they choose and thus did mate pilate choose as many have done dae bince since between caesar and christ pilate ignobly stands out aa as a cowardly official he ila tried to placate the people and induce them to agree a to the 1 release 1 of jesus ile lle washed his M h hands in token w of f his innocence but rut history hw baa never accepted the th token the tha responsibility of the tragic hour was waa and ho he failed miserably because bemuse be he feared the very people he was appointed to rule and let the innocent go to horrible death As for ourselves let us rejoice that by the sacrificial death of jesus we can be saved from sin and be made wade heirs helm of everlasting liec 11 |