{"id":7133,"date":"2015-11-21T00:05:02","date_gmt":"2015-11-21T08:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nettelhorst.com\/blog1\/?p=7133"},"modified":"2015-11-20T17:45:51","modified_gmt":"2015-11-21T01:45:51","slug":"what-he-said","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nettelhorst.com\/blog1\/2015\/11\/21\/what-he-said\/","title":{"rendered":"What He Said"},"content":{"rendered":"

The whole body of got up and brought Him before Pilate. And they began to accuse Him, saying, \u201cWe found this man misleading our nation and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is Christ, a King.\u201d <\/p>\n

\tSo Pilate asked Him, saying, \u201cAre You the King of the Jews?\u201d And He answered him and said, \u201cIt is as you say.\u201d <\/p>\n

\tThen Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, \u201cI find no guilt in this man.\u201d <\/p>\n

\tBut they kept on insisting, saying, \u201cHe stirs up the people, teaching all over Judea, starting from Galilee even as far as this place.\u201d <\/p>\n

\tWhen Pilate heard it, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. And when he learned that He belonged to Herod\u2019s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who himself also was in Jerusalem at that time. <\/p>\n

\tNow Herod was very glad when he saw Jesus; for he had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had been hearing about Him and was hoping to see some sign performed by Him. (Luke 23:1-8)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\tJust because you do what God wants, doesn\u2019t mean you won\u2019t be punished. Israel\u2019s religious establishment was attempting to get Jesus executed for being the leader of a rebellion. Hadn\u2019t Jesus just admitted his guilt by answering Pilate\u2019s question with a \u201cyes?\u201d Why then did Pilate conclude that he was not guilty?<\/p>\n

\tPilate could see through the accusations and understood that the disagreement between Jesus and his accusers was purely religious. And the Roman government had absolutely no interest in getting involved with religious disputes. Therefore, Pilate saw no point in entertaining the charges.<\/p>\n

\tWhen he learned that Jesus was from Galilee, Pilate thought he might be able to solve his problem by making him someone else\u2019s problem. Herod was in charge of Galilee. Pilate, who only had jurisdiction in Judea, wasn\u2019t responsible for Galileans. But Herod just sent him back.<\/p>\n

\tPilate, like most government officials anywhere, was concerned primarily with keeping his job. The issue of Jesus could easily blow up in his face. In the end, for the sake of for civil order and thereby keeping his job, he was willing to sacrifice Jesus.<\/p>\n

\tPilate carried out the will of Jesus\u2019 Father: Jesus was supposed to die on that Roman cross. Pilate actually made the right choice. But he did it for all the wrong reasons and in all the wrong ways. Just because you do God\u2019s will doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re not doing the wrong thing.<\/p>\n

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