John 19:17 NASB
17 They took Jesus therefore; and He went out, bearing His own cross, to the place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha;
18 where they crucified Him, and with Him two other men, one on either side, and Jesus in between.
19 And Pilate wrote an inscription also, and put it on the cross. And it was written, “JESUS THE NAZARINE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
20 Therefore his inscription many of the Jews read, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and in Greek.
21 And so the chief priests of the Jews were saying to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews’; but the He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.'”
22 Pilate answered, “What I have written I have written.”
Theme: Five salient features of Christ’s crucifixion to observe so you will more fully enter into His suffering.
I. The Place of the crucifixion ensures its historicity – v. 17
II. The Punishment of the crucifixion elicits your sympathy for Christ – v. 18
III The Placard of the crucifixion energizes your faith in Christ – v. 19
IV The publicity of the crucifixion encourages your evangelism for Christ – v. 20
V The politics of the crucifixion emboldens your resolve for Christ – vv. 21-22
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