To Testify To The Truth

John 18:37-19:1 – “You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.” “What is truth?” retorted Pilate. With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, “I find no basis for a charge against him. But it is your custom for me to release to you one prisoner at the time of the Passover. Do you want me to release ‘the king of the Jews’?” They shouted back, “No, not him! Give us Barabbas!” Now Barabbas had taken part in an uprising. Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged.

John 1:7 – He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.

John 14:6 – Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Isaiah 50:6 – I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting.

Application:

• ·         John the Baptist’s singular ministry was to testify about Jesus.
• ·         Jesus is the way to God. Jesus is not one way among many but the only way.
• ·         Beatings were for criminals or fools.

All Scripture verses taken from NIV