A Meditation on the Cross of Christ
This is an extract from chapter 4 of the book The Amazing Cross, by Herman Hoeksema, pages 47-49, published by the Reformed Free Publishing Association. _____________ The will of the people had spoken. It was not at all proper that a question such as whether Jesus be the Christ, the Son of God, should be submitted to a vote of the people. A shameful act it was on the part of Pilate to present the nomination of Jesus and Barabbas and to leave the preference to the will of the people. By that...