{"id":8775,"date":"2020-02-12T09:04:15","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T14:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/?post_type=oyb&#038;p=8775"},"modified":"2020-02-12T09:04:16","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T14:04:16","slug":"when-pilate-saw-that-he-could-not-prevail-at-all-but-rather-that-a-tumult-was-rising-he-took-water-and-washed-his-hands-before-the-multitude-saying-i-am-innocent-of-the-blood-of-this-ju","status":"publish","type":"oyb","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/when-pilate-saw-that-he-could-not-prevail-at-all-but-rather-that-a-tumult-was-rising-he-took-water-and-washed-his-hands-before-the-multitude-saying-i-am-innocent-of-the-blood-of-this-ju","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather that a tumult was rising, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, \u201cI am innocent of the blood of this just Person. You see to it.\u201d&#8217; (Matthew 27:24 NKJV)."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DO YOU THINK YOURSELF INNOCENT OF CHRIST&#8217;S BLOOD?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"1i1fd\" data-offset-key=\"f3iom-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"f3iom-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"f3iom-0-0\">Pontius Pilate, the Roman Governor over Judea, made a show of washing his hands and declaring himself &#8220;innocent&#8221; of Christ&#8217;s blood. Yet in reality, he was fully responsible as the ranking representative of Roman law. How strange that the one who condemned the Innocent One to death would declare himself innocent instead. Many of us are like Pilate in our attempts to wash our hands of Christ&#8217;s blood. We question God&#8217;s goodness and lift ourselves up as innocent. However, the truth is this: We are guilty. It was our sin that sent Jesus to the cross. And when we finally admit our guilt and accept His payment, it is that alone which actually washes away our sin.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"1i1fd\" data-offset-key=\"3m4f1-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"3m4f1-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"3m4f1-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"1i1fd\" data-offset-key=\"2b4e3-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"2b4e3-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"2b4e3-0-0\">PRAYER: Dear Father, we have admitted our guilt and received Your righteousness by faith in Your Holy One, Jesus. Thank You for so great a salvation. In Jesus&#8217; name, amen. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DO YOU THINK YOURSELF INNOCENT OF CHRIST&#8217;S BLOOD? Pontius Pilate, the Roman Governor over Judea, made a show of washing his hands and declaring himself &#8220;innocent&#8221; of Christ&#8217;s blood. Yet in reality, he was fully responsible as the ranking representative of Roman law. How strange that the one who condemned the Innocent One to death<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"scripture-book":[1307],"scripture-chapter":[1360],"oyb_day":[1569],"location":[],"class_list":["post-8775","oyb","type-oyb","status-publish","hentry","scripture-book-matthew","scripture-chapter-1360","oyb_day-february-12"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb\/8775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oyb"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8775"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-book?post=8775"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-chapter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-chapter?post=8775"},{"taxonomy":"oyb_day","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb_day?post=8775"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=8775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}