Transcript Infamy Matt. 27:1-2 and 11-26 Mark 15:1-15 Luke 23:1-26 John 18:28-40 and John 19:1-22

Infamy
Matt. 27:1-2 and 11-26
Mark 15:1-15
Luke 23:1-26
John 18:28-40 and John 19:1-22
I. Pilate had some Good in Him
Tried to persuade the people to let
Christ go free.
Better than ones who cried for his
blood.
He yielded to the people.
II. Pilate Tried and Failed
He did not try hard enough.
We often fail because we do not try
hard enough.
Understand the Bible
Obey Gospel
Live the Christian Life
III. Why Pilate Failed
1. Preferred social standing to
spiritual stability
Mark 15:15 “gratify the crowd”
Wanted to be accepted by men
rather than do what was right.
III. Why Pilate Failed
2. Willing to be just if he did not have
to be poor
Do right if he did not have to pay
The person who does right only
when it is easy is sure to fail.
III. Why Pilate Failed
3. Valued earthly things more than
spiritual things
He had to choose
He chose the earthly
Matt. 4:4
III. Why Pilate Failed
4. Would do right if others would
Would have released Christ if
the Jews would agree to it.
Justice not decided by a crowd
III. Why Pilate Failed
5. Refused to make his own decision
on his own convictions.
Numbers and noise pushed him
Romans 12:1-2
Don’t let the world squeeze you
into its own mold
III. Why Pilate Failed
6. Pilate tried to shift his
responsibility
Sent Christ to Herod, then the
priest, finally to the mob.
Had just enough conscience to
shake off responsibility
III. Why Pilate Failed
7. Tried to Compromise
Agreed to scourge Jesus and
let Him go.
Truth cannot be compromised
Changed justice to injustice
III. Why Pilate Failed
8. Chose worldly friendship over
right
You are not Caesar’s friend
Better to do right than to have
Caesar’s friendship.
III. Why Pilate Failed
9. Did not use the strength at hand
Wife tried to help - Matt. 27:19
Jesus tried to help – talked to him
Fail because of lost opportunities
III. Why Pilate Failed
10. Made decision on prejudicial
testimony
Pharisees were prejudiced
Are you listening to prejudiced
people ?
III. Why Pilate Failed
11. Failed to be true to the light and
light was turned into darkness.
Can learn right when we are
determined to do right.
Must have a single eye –
Mt.6:22,23
III. Why Pilate Failed
12. Had to ask others what to do
about life’s most important question.
What shall I do with Jesus ?
Cannot be answered by others
You must answer
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga. 30809
706-855-1249
[email protected]
www.evansgachurchofchrist.org
Sunday Evening July 5, 2009