37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. 38 Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all (John 18:37-38).
Pilate did not want to condemn Christ. In fact he tried to let Christ go free. But in the end he responded to the pressure of the people, and condemned Christ to death. Notice too what Pilate says about truth. Truth to Pilate is relative and he clearly doesn’t believe in absolute truth. This lack of acknowledgment of truth is really what leads Pilate to condemn Christ. The fact is, there is absolute truth, and what we believe as truth really matters. Relative thought is dangerous since it leads to a lack of direction and ultimately a lack of a moral compass. There is no falsehood in truth.
Pilate did not want to condemn Christ. In fact he tried to let Christ go free. But in the end he responded to the pressure of the people, and condemned Christ to death. Notice too what Pilate says about truth. Truth to Pilate is relative and he clearly doesn’t believe in absolute truth. This lack of acknowledgment of truth is really what leads Pilate to condemn Christ. The fact is, there is absolute truth, and what we believe as truth really matters. Relative thought is dangerous since it leads to a lack of direction and ultimately a lack of a moral compass. There is no falsehood in truth.
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