The leaders did not adhere to God’s law in the manner of sentencing Jesus to death: the trial was held at night; the witness’ stories did not corroborate so it should have been halted right there; the top official challenged Jesus Himself, which was illegal; and they abused Him during the trial. The charge they brought before Pilate was not the charge they brought against Him to bring Him to trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
It was abhorrent on all counts. Everyone knew that the leaders had it in for Jesus because they were jealous of His popularity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They bungled it from start to finish. Jesus had to “help” them by answering the question so they would nail Him with blasphemy. That was a capital offense, and they ran with it. But there was one problem. Jesus was deity, so it wasn’t blasphemy but Truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Matthew 23, Jesus nailed the religious leaders for many grievous sins, which only angered them the more. They did not repent but sought to kill Jesus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The leaders did not adhere to God’s law in the manner of sentencing Jesus to death: the trial was held at night; the witness’ stories did not corroborate so it should have been halted right there; the top official challenged … Continue reading