Matthew 27:27-31
Jesus
Wears Crown of Thorns and is Mocked by Roman
Soldiers
Matthew
27:27 Then the
soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the
Praetorium and gathered the whole Roman cohort
around Him.
28 They stripped Him and put
a scarlet robe on Him.
29 And after twisting
together a crown of thorns, they put it on His
head, and a reed in His right hand; and they knelt
down before Him and mocked Him, saying, "Hail, King
of the Jews!"
30 They spat on Him, and took
the reed and began to beat Him on the head.
31 After they had mocked Him,
they took the scarlet robe off Him and put His own
garments back on Him, and led Him away to crucify
Him.
This
is the Word of the Lord ... It is meant to change
the way that we think, and the way that we live.
Commentary
by Bob Pardue
They Mocked
Him
The next time you see someone
making fun of a Christian because of their faith,
go back and read Matthew 27:27 through 31.
People of the Christian faith
have been ridiculed as long as I can remember. In
some parts of the world some are even put to death;
either for their faith or trying to convert someone
of a different religion.
The news media seldom reports
these stories but many examples are listed on
websites such as Persecution.Org.
But, I'm not writing this to
make people aware of what Christians are going
through. Someone may poke fun at you one day for
your faith, or mine.
When that happens, remember
there is very little we can go through in this life
that vaguely resembles the pain and torture Jesus
sustained before the crucifixion and on the
cross.
He suffered a horrendous
death so that we could be forgiven for our sins. Be
content to put up with an annoyance in His name. We
can never repay Christ. He died for a debt He did
not owe so that we can one day stand before God
with Jesus as our Savior.
Easter is almost here so
let's remember what Christ did for us.
Love in Christ
- Bob
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commitment to receive the love and life-changing
experience of Jesus Christ, please take a moment to
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Verses about the mockery of Jesus before the
crucifixion in Matthew are from New American
Standard Bible
Another Christian Study
Lesson
Matthew
27:11-26 - Pilate Sends Jesus Out to be
Crucified
- Continuing the Easter story we see where Pilate,
in fear, releases Jesus to the Jews to be crucified
instead of Barabbas.
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