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Pontius Pilate The Weak Man Who Crucified Our Lord 1 Timothy 6:13

Pontius Pilate The Weak Man Who Crucified Our Lord 1 Timothy 6:13. The limestone Pilate Inscription found in 1961 by Antonio Frova in Caesarea. Housed in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. Pontius Pilate.

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Pontius Pilate The Weak Man Who Crucified Our Lord 1 Timothy 6:13

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  1. Pontius Pilate The Weak Man Who Crucified Our Lord 1 Timothy 6:13

  2. The limestone Pilate Inscription found in 1961by Antonio Frova in Caesarea. Housed in theIsrael Museum in Jerusalem.

  3. Pontius Pilate He was a Roman governor appointed by Tiberius to be the fifth procurator of Judea, A.D. 26 to 36 (Lk. 3:1) This was a powerful position; he appointed high priests; he held the sentence of life or death for a criminal; he had the ultimate say-so in Jesus’ death (Jn.18:31; 19:10)

  4. Pontius Pilate He was fair and careful (Jn.19:8-9; Lk. 23:7) He was impressed: “the governor marveled greatly” (Mt.27:14; Mk.15:5) He was benevolent: “the governor was wont to release ... one prisoner” (Mt.27:15; he even wanted to release Jesus, Lk.23:20; Ac.3:13)

  5. Pontius Pilate He was intelligent: “He perceived” (Mt.27:18; Mk.15:10) He was right: “What evil has he done ... I find no fault / crime...” (Mt. 27:23)

  6. Pontius Pilate He was cruel (Lk.13:1; Philo and Josephus speak of his brutal character) He was also weak, cowardly, and afraid. Pilate was faced with a dilemma: right or wrong, conviction or compromise? We face the same dilemma today.

  7. Pontius Pilate Pilate did not live up to the Roman maxim: fiat justia ruat caelum, or “let justice be done, though the heavens fall.” John writes: “Then therefore he delivered him unto them to be crucified” (19:16). Why? There are four reasons.

  8. Pontius Pilate Pilate “went out” several times to consult with the Jews and then “entered in” to talk with Jesus (Jn.18:29,33,38; 19:1,4,8,13); shuffling back and forth like a puppet on a string Do we do the same: dating? parties? temptation? marriage? denominations?

  9. Pilate the Coward 1. He did not stand for the truth that he admitted: “What evil has he done … I find not fault…” (Mt. 27:19-24; see Acts 13:28) 2. He wished to please the crowd: “Wishing to content the multitude” (Mk. 15:17) 3. He listened to the people: “And their voices prevailed … What they asked for should be done” (Lk. 23:24-25; see Acts 4:27)

  10. Pilate the Coward 4. He feared rejection from his friends: “You are not Caesar’s friend” (Jn. 19:12-13)

  11. Are We Like Pilate? • Will we crucify Jesus again (Heb. 6:6)? • By not standing for truth (2 Tim. 4:4) • By pleasing the crowd (Gal. 1:10) • By fearing rejection (Ex. 32:26) • By listening to the people (Ex. 23:2)

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