Bible Repentance: Path to Love - Robert J. Wieland

guilty of these charges. He is indeed what He
claims to be—He is the divine Son of God! I
appeal to you, Pilate and Caiphas, don’t condemn
this Man”? While it is true that Pilate’s wife sent
him a private note making such an appeal, based on
her dream, not one person dared to make a public
appeal in Christ’s behalf.
Suppose your job depended on the favor of
these rulers. Suppose your own close circle of
friends have already joined the mockery and abuse
of Jesus—would you (or I) have the nerve to face
them and rebuke them for what they do?
Realizing how easily your defense of Jesus
might put you on the cross, too, would you (or I)
have dared to speak out?
“The whole world stands charged today with
the deliberate rejection and murder of the Son of
God.” “Upon all rests the guilt of crucifying the
Son of God.”
When this universal guilt is clearly sensed by
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