Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Luke 23:9-15
by: Dorothy Noel.
In verse 15, Pilate said, “nothing deserving death has been done by [Jesus].” I do not think he quite grasped the truth of what he was saying. In Romans 6:23, we read that “the wages of sin is death.” Jesus is the only man who can be said to have never earned that wage. His guiltlessness should have cleared Him from punishment. And yet, we know that out of love for us, Jesus was crucified. This balance of guilt and love plays out in every salvation story, from the thief on the cross to you and me today.