Saturday, February 15, 2014

Blaspheme

Luke 22:63-23:12
Blaspheming who? Those people though Jesus blasphemed the Lord, but actually it is they balsamed God.
Are you the Son of God?  "You say that I am" Jesus answered.
Are you the King of the Jews? Pilate asked Jesus. Jesus answered "You have said so."
Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no guilt in this man." But they were urgent, saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee even to this place."
Herod with his soldiers treated Jesus with contempt and mocked him.
Why?
Blasphemy was a capital charge under Jewish law.
The trial by the Sanhedrin Council makes it clear they condemned Jesus to death for his claim to be Son of God. But the accusation is rephrased for the Roman governor. Pilate is not interested in offences against Jewish religious law, so the charges are 'perverting our nation', forbidding payment of tax and the treasonable 謀叛的claim to be 'King of the Jews' - the charge on which Pilate's condemnation will rest.
It is strange to find the exchange over Jesus bringing these two old enemies together.
Knowing the truth can see the true thing.
How?
O Lord! Please open my eyes to see you, open my heart, my mind to understand you and worship you.

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