“Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”Pilate therefore said to him, “Are you a king then?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world, that I should testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end have I been born, and to this end am I come into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
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Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. And the soldiers wove a crown of thorns and put it on his head. And they dressed him in a purple robe. They kept coming up to him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! And striking him on the face. Pilate went out again and said to them, Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no case against him. So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, Here is the man. When the chief priests and the police saw him, they shouted, Crucify him! Crucify him! Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and crucify him. I find no case against him. The crowd answered him, We have a law, and according to that law, he ought to die, because he has claimed to be the Son of God. Now when Pilate heard this, he was more afraid than ever. He entered his headquarters again and asked Jesus, Where are you from? …
… Chair one, Jesus is asking you, who do you say that I am? What's your answer? Chair two, okay, these people know Christ, their faith is fresh, and Jesus is asking, who do you say that I am, okay? You say Jesus is the Lord of your life, but you've heard it said before, if Jesus is not Lord of all, he can't be Lord at all. and then if you're in chair three, who do you say that I am? The implications of that answer should affect everything you do. For example, when it comes to your work, you know what Jesus is asking? Who do you say that I am? Really, by the way you talk and act and deal with clients and customers, who do you say that I am? Only you can answer that question. How about your marriage? Jesus is looking at you. Who do you say that I am? Marriage is the only relationship that's analogous to God's relationship with his people. Who do you say that I am? …
… Listen to John 18, 37. Jesus said this, "'To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, I should bear witness unto the truth. The word witness is martyres, which has exactly what you heard in me saying the Greek word, overtones of martyrdom. Those who were faithful witnesses very often ended up dead. And while Christ did not die as a mere martyr, He certainly was martyred for speaking the truth. He was a witness to the truth of God, and he was a witness all the way to death. In Pilate's judgment hall, he didn't back off the truth. He didn't deny that he was the Son of God. He affirmed the truth. He always affirmed the truth no matter the cost. He couldn't deny the truth no matter what the price because he was faithful as a witness unto death. breath. And John not only refers to His faithfulness as a witness to His death, but then His resurrection. He is the firstborn of the dead. …