"When truth is lost, justice is denied. The guilty go free while The Innocent is condemned."
Recorded on: Sunday, 05/24/2020 at 10:00 AM
Description:
Delivered during the Sunday morning worship service, 05/24/2020. After his first interview with Jesus, Pilate returns to the Jews to report he finds no guilt in Him. But when he is confronted by an angry crowd, he vacillates and offers to let Jesus go as part of a Passover custom. But the mob, stirred up by the Sanhedrin, shouts for him to release Barabbas, a known terrorist, instead. And once again John presents us with an ironic but profound encounter: this time between guilt and innocence. We will analyze this situation and find it closely relates to the discussion of truth that precedes it and that when truth is lost, so is justice. The innocent are condemned and the guilty go free. We will then discover this comparison goes far beyond just Barabbas, as we consider our own part in the injustice being done, and ultimately confront the truth of the "glorious" relationship between the guilty and the Innocent.