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Jul 28, 2024 · How could anyone have shockingly barked for Barabbas and hollered for Jesus’ death? Archbishop Fulton Sheen, in his powerful meditations on the Way of the Cross, helps us all to see how in every moral decision we are faced with a similarly momentous choice.
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Jul 30, 2024 · The story of Barabbas’s pardon is a remarkable comparison to the life granted to a believer in Christ. For Barabbas, pardon meant Jesus would take his place on the cross to endure the wrath of Rome (Matthew 27:16–22).
4 days ago · Jesus is innocent, but the crowd does not call for His release. Instead, they ask for Barabbas. John tells us that Barabbas was a “robber” (18:40). Luke tells us a little more: “Barabbas…had been thrown into prison for a certain rebellion made in the city, and for murder” (Luke 23:19).
Jul 30, 2024 · Matthew records, “the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus.” 6 The power of persuasion is a rhetorical weapon that can change the direction of the most resolute disciple.
3 days ago · In Matthew 15:21–28, Jesus encounters a Canaanite (Syrophoenician) woman who begs Him to cure her daughter. Jesus initially refuses her request by saying, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs” ( Matthew 15:26 ).
Aug 16, 2024 · The choice is between a political revolutionary and the very God who created them—and they choose Barabbas. They reject Jesus. He isn’t giving them what they want.
Jul 30, 2024 · The IOC chose to release Muhammad who was a sexual pervert, pedophile, and false prophet and they instead chose Jesus to malign and mock on the stage of the Olympic Games. Jesus came to earth as God in human flesh and any sexual perversion is a slap in the face of Jesus.