Pilate’s pardon of Barabbas was a pardon for all of us Rev. Mike Ruffin Apr 4, 2018 Apr 4, 2018 Updated Mar 19, 2019 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The governor answered and said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” They said, “Barabbas!” (Matthew 27:21)kAmx? y6DFD’ E:>6[ E96 #@>2?D 925 2 =@?8\DE2?5:?8 EC25:E:@? 2E !2DD@G6C @7 C6=62D:?8 @?6 AC:D@?6C 2D 2 86DEFC6 E@ :==FDEC2E6 :ED C6DA64E 7@C E96 y6H:D9 9@=:52J] |2C<’D 244@F?E @7 !@?E:FD !:=2E6’D 564:D:@? E@ C6=62D6 q2C2332D 4@G6CD E96 6I492?86 36EH66? !:=2E6[ E96 y6H:D9 =6256CD 2?5 @E96CD 2D !:=2E6 DECF88=65 H:E9 9:D 564:D:@?ik^AmkAm}@H 2E E96 762DE 96 H2D 244FDE@>65 E@ C6=62D:?8 @?6 AC:D@?6C E@ E96>[ H9@>6G6C E96J C6BF6DE65] p?5 E96C6 H2D @?6 ?2>65 q2C2332D[ H9@ H2D 492:?65 H:E9 9:D 76==@H C636=Dj E96J 925 4@>>:EE65 >FC56C :? E96 C636==:@?] %96? E96 >F=E:EF56[ 4CJ:?8 2=@F5[ 3682? 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Rahab was more than a prostitute “Now Joshua, the son of Nun sent out two men from Acacia Grove to spy secretly, saying, ‘Go, view the land, especially Jericho’. So they went …
Racism a part of everyday news: what does the Bible say? “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to …
What if our cell phones alerted us to personal storms? “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials.”
Grace comes in four flavors “For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.” (Romans 6:14)
Fear of death not unusual for most Christians "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain." (Philippians 1:21)
You can’t explain away the Gospel “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be t…
God looks beyond our faults…and our pride “And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for your…
Steve Jobs said life is about making big choices “Whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13)
