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The Son of God stood bound, bearing too, the bonds of our sin and guilt.
Life itself stood accused, sentenced, and condemned to death. What irony that they thought to destroy the one who is the source of life,one they knew had raised men from the dead?
Jesus stood before the judgment seat. He who has the right to judge us all was judged himself by his own creatures— to the shame of man, and yet for our salvation.
How the angels must have trembled in the courts of heaven as they looked upon this earthly court!
Sentenced to death—by whom? Who wielded this power over God’s Son?
Pilate: lacking integrity and character, ruled by fear and vanity, gaming with political necessity to prevent a riot and preserve his reputation before the eyes of Rome.
Caiaphas and the Jewish leaders: safeguarding ritual and the status quo, eaten by envy, hardened in…
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