Crumbs 142 Trial
Scripture Mark 14:53-65 Web 53 They led Jesus away to the high priest. All the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes came together with him.
54 Peter had followed him from a distance, until he came into the court of the high priest. He was sitting with the officers, and warming himself in the light of the fire. 55 Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witnesses against Jesus to put him to death, and found none. 56 For many gave false testimony against him, and their testimony didn’t agree with each other. 57 Some stood up, and gave false testimony against him, saying, 58 “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.’” 59 Even so, their testimony didn’t agree.
60 The high priest stood up in the middle, and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer? What is it which these testify against you?” 61 But he stayed quiet, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?”
62 Jesus said, “I am. You will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of the sky.”
63 The high priest tore his clothes, and said, “What further need have we of witnesses? 64 You have heard the blasphemy! What do you think?” They all condemned him to be worthy of death. 65 Some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to beat him with fists, and to tell him, “Prophesy!” The officers struck him with the palms of their hands.
Here the law was twisted. The law should be the path to the truth. Sadly the truth was decided at the beginning of the trial and then the procedure was twisted to produce the already determined result.
The High priest then asked a question that leads the Lord to commit the alleged sin that so much outrages. him. There are two possible answers. Either the charge of blasphemy is correct or Jesus is the Messiah. Though in court seeking the truth, the priest's mind was closed to the truth he sought.
One final thought. Did those who so grossly abused our Lord wonder for a moment that they were attacking the Messiah , the Son of God. Derision or violence seems to me as a wrong way of dealing with those with whom we disagree.
We are reading of the enactment of our salvation. It does not lie in the hands of prejudiced and violent men. Despite the vile behaviour God’s will was done and is being done.
In what cases do Christians make up their minds and then adjust their reasoning ?
When should Christians remain silent?
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