2017-03-12: Luke-The Investigative Gospel – Jesus Before Pilate-Again

Sermon Audio: Jesus Before Pilate – Again
Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: Luke 23:13-25
Duration: 20:39
Size: 9.45 MB

Luke-The Investigative Gospel
Jesus Before Pilate – Again
Luke 23:13-25

What, in your mind, is the greatest injustice in the world?

The injustice of Jesus’ death sentence in Luke 23:13-25 shows us how Jesus was convicted, despite his innocence.

I. The Conclusion of Pilate
(Luke 23:13-16)

Pilate, using the Roman legal system of justice, did not find Jesus to be guilty of any charge. And Herod, using the Jewish legal system of justice, did not find Jesus to be guilty of any charge either.

Of course, to punish someone who is innocent is a travesty of justice.

But there is another reason why Pilate worked so hard to get Jesus acquitted. His wife’s dream.

II. The Choice of the Jews (Luke 23:18-23)

Perhaps he had hoped that the people would back him in his initial assessment of Jesus’ innocence.

The question is: who is responsible for the injustice of Jesus’ death sentence?

All are sucked into the vortex of Satan’s cosmic plan for the destruction of the Son of God.

III. The Condemnation of Jesus (Luke 23:24-25)

The people cried out for the release of one called “son of the father” and rejected the One who really is the Son of the Father!

Like Barabbas, we were dead in our sins and doomed to die; but an exchange has taken place in which Jesus takes our place so that we can take his.