The Death of the King

Each time we read in the gospels, we should be asking ourselves the question, “what does this passage say about Jesus?”Not every passage in the Bibledirectly relates to Jesus, but the gospel accounts aredirectly related to Jesus.Though John does not give as much attention to Jesus being king compared to Matthew, he takes time in John 18-19 to lay out thekingship of Jesus.

Just over a week ago we celebrated “Good Friday.” Since when does the brutal murder of a 33-year-old Jewish man constitute anything “good”? The betrayal and crucifixion of Jesus Christ was not a good thing. It’s the worst crime ever committed in human history. All of us are guilty of that crime, because our sin put Him on the cross. Yet the betrayal and crucifixion of Jesus Christ was necessary to who Jesus is and what He came to do.