Democracy: Man’s Fallen Nature Craves Evil Over Good
Remember, Democracy Always Chooses Barabbas
Remember, Democracy Always Chooses Barabbas
“Don’t forget that in the history of the world, there was a plebiscite, in which Christ and Barabbas were being judged, and the people chose Barabbas.” – Chilean President Augusto Pinochet, 1988
It is Easter, and so it is worth thinking about one of the least remarked-upon parts of the Easter story: Pontius Pilate knew Jesus was innocent, yet felt forced by the mob into allowing it a say in whether Jesus would be murdered or would go free.
The Jerusalem mob, riled up by subversive leaders jealous of their tenuous authority, then chose to free the murderous criminal Barabbas instead of the Son of God.
Then, after Pilate had Christ scourged in the hope that would slake the bloodlust of the democratic mob, they still demanded He be crucified. And so on Calvalry Hill the Son of God died for our sins. As was recorded in the Gospel according to Matthew…
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