| | | I especially loved how you quoted the Bible in support of your white nationalist narrative, namely the notion that "Jews killed Jesus."
After Pilate went out from the judgment hall he gave the Jews his verdict on Jesus in v.38: 'I find in Him no fault at all.' This statement was his unreserved acquittal of Jesus. Pilate had personally questioned Him and come to this firm conclusion: As far as Roman law is concerned, Jesus has done nothing worthy of being put to death. He was certainly not the malefactor that the Jews had alleged Him to be. All the charges they had brought against Him were therefore dismissed.
If you read the account of the events which took place after this in John's Gospel as well as Luke's Gospel you will see that Pilate repeated the same verdict another 5 times 'I find no fault in Him.' ( John 19:4, 6; Luke 23:4, 14, 22). For instance, listen to what Pilate said to the chief priests and rulers of the Jews in Luke 23:14 'Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him.'
And yet, despite this clear acquittal, Pilate did not release Jesus and allow Him to go free. Why? Because Pilate was not only a judge, but a shrewd politician, seeking at all costs to retain his high position as the Roman Procurator of Judea. In the next sermon we will see how he gave in to the demands of the Jews and sent Jesus to die on the cross. He acted contrary to the truth of the acquittal just to stay in power. But Pilate lost his power 7 years later. The Jews complained about him to Caesar and he was called to Rome to answer their allegations. Dishearted by all these developments, Pilate committed suicide. The sad ending of his life shows how dangerous it is to compromise principles for the sake of staying in power. He who had found no fault in Jesus, will stand before Jesus one day to be condemned for his own faults and sins. |
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