sermonette: The Longest Night
Passover
Ronny H. Graham
Given 12-Apr-08; Sermon #876s; 20 minutes
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Ronny Graham, focusing on the United States judicial system with its "innocent until proven guilty† presumption, contrasts this with the Roman system 2000 years ago, when scourging, torture, humiliation, psychological, and physical abuse were permitted before the conclusion of innocence was drawn. Jesus had to endure betrayal from a familiar acquaintance, as well as the seeming indifference of his friends as He prayed to His Father before the mob dragged Him away to injustice, enduring beating, slapping, scourging, having His hair pulled out, and enduring the humiliation of being stripped naked, having a crown of thorns pounded into His skull, and a mock robe thrust about Him. All the amenities given to normal prisoners were denied to Jesus Christ. As Jesus was placed on the cross, all the sins of the world had been placed upon Him, compelling God the Father to turn His face from Him. God gave so that we could live eternally with Him.
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Beating Barrabas Betrayal Death row Caiphas Delayed punishment Drug trafficking laws Humiliation Innocent until Proven Guilty Mob rule Plucking hair out Judas Iscariot Saddam Hussein Scarlet robe
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