Mark 15:15
So to pacify the crowd…
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How low would I stoop to pacify the crowd? If my nature is in any way normal human nature (and I believe, unfortunately, that I'm pretty average) then I get to see exactly how low I would stoop. If put to the test, I would stoop so low as to torture and kill the King of the Universe, Love itself. I would violate my own conscience, attempt to "wash my hands" of the matter and claim I felt coerced. I would try to absolve myself of responsibility, while using my actual authority and influence to protect myself from my biggest fear: other people's anger. I would justify silencing the truth I know by bowing before "Keeping The Peace" and "Preventing A Riot." I would play Hot-Potato and other political games to try to keep myself from being burned or losing my power.
Thank you, Pilate. I'm driven to my knees again.
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