37 “You are a king, then!” said Pilate.
Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”
38 “What is truth?” retorted Pilate. With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, “I find no basis for a charge against him.
Jesus reveals himself and explains his purpose, to testify to the truth. He says that "Everyone on the side of truth listens to me." But then Pontius Pilate asks, "What is truth?" Pontius Pilate, like many others, questions what THE truth is. John 14:6 tells us what the truth is. Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Until we know and believe that Jesus is the truth, we will be lost and confused just like Pontius Pilate. May we be confident in the Word that holds the very truth.
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Wow, thanks for your reflection, Esther. It helped me understand this passage better.
thanks esther for your reflection today. this passage reminds us that one of the reasons Jesus "was born and came into the world was to testify to the truth". there is no "half-way" about Jesus--either He is the Son of God and He is the "King" who has lordship over our lives or He is not.
we can't have it both ways though most every one tries to. pilate's response is typical. "what is truth?" he says. his question appears sophisticated and intellectual but is really only a statement of on-the-fence non-commitment.
we all know what the truth is, and we must submit ourselves to it. what does it say about us when we profess to believe that Jesus's words are true but don't live in obedience to them?
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