Holy Week

"Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him. And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe. They came up to him, saying, 'Hail, King of the Jews!' and struck him with their hands." John 19:1-3, ESV

The notes in the Reformation Study Bible states, "the roman scourge was cruel and sometimes fatal. The whip had metal or bone fragments in it to tear the flesh."

Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible says that "Christ's wounds take the sting out of ours" and also "see here the wickedness and injustice of the soldiers. Thus Christ's holy religion had been wickedly represented , dressed up by bad men at their pleasure and so exposed to contempt and ridicule...but see here and admire the invincible patience of a sufferer, the invincible love and kindness of a saviour."

Last night men attempted to ridicule Christ again with the program on the "Gospel of Judas." Don't be fooled. The real Jesus is not found there, but in Matthew, MArk, Luke and John. Worship him.

More on the Gospel of Judas by MArk Roberts and Al Mohler