Only in John 18:28-19:16 do we find details of Jesus’ trial before Pilate. We hear Jesus’ opponents making statements about him that are much truer than they understood. Putting these statements together, we have a clear although unintentional declaration of who Jesus is and why he came.
God delights to bring deliverance through unlikely people and in surprising ways.
Once Jesus ascended on high, he sent the Father's promised Spirit to light up the church and empower her for her mission.
In fulfillment of the Old Testament scriptures, Jesus died, was raised, and was taken up to God’s right hand, where he lives to represent...