{"id":731,"date":"2024-09-10T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?p=731&2024"},"modified":"2024-09-05T18:00:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T00:00:10","slug":"judging-jesus-in-your-life-john-19-1-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/judging-jesus-in-your-life-john-19-1-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Judging Jesus in Your Life: John 19:1-16"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"spoiler spoiler-style-2\"><div class=\"spoiler-title\">Focus Passage: John 19:1-16 (NIrV)<\/div><div class=\"spoiler-content\">\r\n<p><sup>1\u00a0<\/sup>Then Pilate took Jesus and had him whipped.  <sup>2\u00a0<\/sup>The soldiers twisted thorns together to make a crown. They put it on Jesus\u2019 head. Then they put a purple robe on him.  <sup>3\u00a0<\/sup>They went up to him again and again. They kept saying, \u201cWe honor you, king of the Jews!\u201d And they slapped him in the face.<\/p> <p><sup>4\u00a0<\/sup>Once more Pilate came out. He said to the Jews gathered there, \u201cLook, I am bringing Jesus out to you. I want to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him.\u201d  <sup>5\u00a0<\/sup>Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Then Pilate said to them, \u201cHere is the man!\u201d<\/p> <p><sup>6\u00a0<\/sup>As soon as the chief priests and their officials saw him, they shouted, \u201cCrucify him! Crucify him!\u201d<\/p><p>But Pilate answered, \u201cYou take him and crucify him. I myself find no basis for a charge against him.\u201d<\/p> <p><sup>7\u00a0<\/sup>The Jewish leaders replied, \u201cWe have a law. That law says he must die. He claimed to be the Son of God.\u201d<\/p> <p><sup>8\u00a0<\/sup>When Pilate heard that, he was even more afraid.  <sup>9\u00a0<\/sup>He went back inside the palace. \u201cWhere do you come from?\u201d he asked Jesus. But Jesus did not answer him.  <sup>10\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cDo you refuse to speak to me?\u201d Pilate said. \u201cDon\u2019t you understand? I have the power to set you free or to nail you to a cross.\u201d<\/p> <p><sup>11\u00a0<\/sup>Jesus answered, \u201cYou were given power from heaven. If you weren\u2019t, you would have no power over me. So the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.\u201d<\/p> <p><sup>12\u00a0<\/sup>From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free. But the Jewish leaders kept shouting, \u201cIf you let this man go, you are not Caesar\u2019s friend! Anyone who claims to be a king is against Caesar!\u201d<\/p> <p><sup>13\u00a0<\/sup>When Pilate heard that, he brought Jesus out. Pilate sat down on the judge\u2019s seat. It was at a place called the Stone Walkway. In the Aramaic language it was called Gabbatha.  <sup>14\u00a0<\/sup>It was about noon on Preparation Day in Passover Week.<\/p><p>\u201cHere is your king,\u201d Pilate said to the Jews.<\/p> <p><sup>15\u00a0<\/sup>But they shouted, \u201cTake him away! Take him away! Crucify him!\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cShould I crucify your king?\u201d Pilate asked.<\/p><p>\u201cWe have no king but Caesar,\u201d the chief priests answered.<\/p> <p><sup>16\u00a0<\/sup>Finally, Pilate handed Jesus over to them to be nailed to a cross.<\/p><p>So the soldiers took charge of Jesus.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"passage-read-more\">Read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John 19:1-16&amp;version=nirv\" title=\"Read the passage on BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"hyperlink-underlined\">John 19:1-16<\/a> in context and\/or in other translations on BibleGateway.com!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>During Jesus\u2019 trial before Pilate, John draws our attention to some interesting wordplay that was used, and onto a startling declaration that the chief priests state. Following Jesus\u2019 conversation with Pilate about where Pilate\u2019s power over Jesus came from, Pilate knew Jesus was different and John tells us that from that point, \u201c<strong>Pilate tried to set Jesus free.<\/strong>\u201d (v. 12a)<\/p>\r\n<p>However, John tells us that the Jewish leaders had one other trick up their sleeves to twist Pilate\u2019s arm into sentencing Jesus to death. They respond to Pilate\u2019s attempts to free Jesus by saying, \u201c<strong>If you let this man go, you are not Caesar\u2019s friend! Anyone who claims to be a king is against Caesar!<\/strong>\u201d (v. 12b)<\/p>\r\n<p>In a single statement, the Jewish leaders challenge Pilate on where his allegiance lies: <em>Does Pilate side with the self-proclaimed King Jesus, or does he side with Caesar, the Roman emperor?<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>But Pilate does not seem fazed by their remark. Instead, John seems to say that their remark gives Pilate an idea. \u201c<strong>When Pilate heard that, he brought Jesus out. Pilate sat down on the judge\u2019s seat.<\/strong>\u201d (v. 13)<\/p>\r\n<p>Pilate is clearly Roman, and Jesus is clearly Jewish. So Pilate, seated on the judge\u2019s seat, challenges the crowd by saying, \u201c<strong>Here is your king!<\/strong>\u201d (v. 14b)<\/p>\r\n<p>But the people shouted back, \u201c<strong>Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!<\/strong>\u201d (v. 15a)<\/p>\r\n<p>Pilate responded by asking, \u201c<strong>Should I crucify your king?<\/strong>\u201d (v. 15b)<\/p>\r\n<p>Then the chief priests give their most revealing response: \u201c<strong>We have no king but Caesar.<\/strong>\u201d (v. 15c)<\/p>\r\n<p>The chief priests, who technically should have no king but God, directly state that Caesar has replaced the role of God in their lives. While they might claim to be following God, they have lowered God out of the role of king and instead placed Him in the box of their religion.<\/p>\r\n<p>In this conversation between Pilate and the chief priests over the fate of Jesus, these Jewish leaders clearly ally with Rome over the Messiah who God had sent. While they may have not liked Rome, they choose Rome over God.<\/p>\r\n<p>The choice these religious leaders had is the same choice each of us has. <strong>When we are prioritizing our lives, will we place God in the number one position, or will we place a human authority, system, or set of beliefs as first in our lives? Will the God who placed us ahead of Himself win our hearts, or will we choose something else instead?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><em>The Jewish leaders chose to reject Jesus, but we don\u2019t have to make the same decision.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"aj-wrap-up--731\" class=\"aj-wrap-up\"><p><em>This thought was inspired by studying the <strong>Walking With Jesus<\/strong> \u201cReflective Bible Study\u201d package. 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