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Text: Luke 23: 3-5

THE CHARGES MADE AGAINST THE LORD JESUS

1. The Lord Jesus Christ was brought before the Roman Governor by the Sanhedrin Council.

2. The charges against Him were:

a. Political

b. Criminal

c. Serious enough to warrant the sentence of capital punishment.

THE TRIAL BEFORE GOVERNOR PONTIUS PILATE

1. Pilate would have to determine whether those charges were indeed true.

2. He would have to use Roman law to ascertain the truth of the charges.

THE POLITICAL CHARGE MADE AGAINST THE LORD JESUS

1. That He was making Himself a King.

2. Implications:

a. He was defying the Roman emperor.

b. He was a rebel.

c. He was leading a revolutionary band of people against the Romans.

THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN PILATE AND THE LORD JESUS

1. Pilate was not convinced by the Jewish Council members.

2. He spoke to the Lord Jesus candidly.

“Then Pilate asked Him, saying, ‘Are You the King of the Jews?’ He answered him and said, ‘It is as you say.’”

Luke 23:3

a. “Are You the King of the Jews?”
This was a serious matter if the Lord Jesus had harboured political ambitions.

b. “He answered him and said, ‘It is as you say.’”
This was not the answer that was expected.

i. The Lord Jesus showed no political interest at all.

ii. His answer showed that He was not a threat to Rome at all

PILATE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL MEMBERS

“So Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, ‘I find no fault in this Man.’ But they were the more fierce, saying, ‘He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place.’”

Luke 23:4-5

1. Pilate announced to them his findings.

a. He could not find any fault in the Lord Jesus.

b. Implications:

i. The Lord be exonerated.

ii. He would be set free.

2. The rejection of this verdict by the Council.

a. They charged Him with stirring up the people.

b. His influence was very extensive.

i. He began His ministry in Galilee.

ii. That had expanded to Jerusalem.

c.The Council wanted the Governor to do the following:

i. He must be stopped.

ii. He must be executed by Rome.

经文：路加福音 23：3-5

对主耶稣的指控

1. 公会把主耶稣基督带到罗马巡抚面前

2. 对祂的指控是：

a. 政治

b. 刑事

c. 严重到足以判处死刑的程度

彼拉多巡抚的审判

1. 彼拉多必须确定这些指控是否属实

2. 他得使用罗马的法律来确定指控的真实性

对主耶稣属政治的指控

1. 祂把自己当为君王

2. 后果：

a. 祂在反抗罗马皇帝

b. 祂是个叛逆者

c. 祂带领一群革命的人来反对罗马人

彼拉多与主耶稣的对话

1. 彼拉多并不相信犹太公会

2. 他坦诚地对主耶稣说话

“彼拉多问耶稣说：‘你是犹太人的王吗？’耶稣回答说：‘你说的是。’”

《路加福音 23：3》

a. “你是犹太人的王吗？”

如果主耶稣有政治的志向，这是一件很严重的事情

b. “耶稣回答说：‘你说的是。’”

这不是预料中的答案

i. 主耶稣根本没有表现出任何对政治的兴趣

ii. 祂的回答表明祂对罗马根本起不了威胁

彼拉多向公会发表

“拉多对祭司长和众人说：‘我查不出这人有什么罪来。’但他们越发极力地说：‘他煽惑百姓，在犹太遍地传道，从加利利起直到这里了。’”

《路加福音 23：4-5》

1. 彼拉多向他们宣布他的发现

a. 他在主耶稣身上查不出任何罪

b. 后果：

i. 主被赦免

ii. 祂将会被释放

2. 公会驳回此裁决

a. 他们指控祂煽惑百姓

b. 祂的影响非常广泛

i. 祂在加利利开始了祂的事工

ii. 已经扩展到耶路撒冷

c. 公会希望巡抚做到以下几点：

i. 祂必须被阻止

ii. 祂必须被罗马处决