Chap 14-16

• From the previous lesson we learned about the betrayal of Jesus and the events leading to his crucifixion
• In this lesson, we will learn how Jesus faced the injustice and what we can learn from it
• Golgotha


  Place of the skull, where Jesus was crucified
• After Judas betrayed Jesus

  1. The chief priests and leaders of the people came with temple guards and arrested Jesus

  2. He was taken to the house of the chief priest

  3. He was interrogated and mocked
• The men who were holding Jesus mocked him and beat him: 'They also blindfolded him and kept asking, "Prophesy! Who hit you?"'
• According to the Roman law, a case must be heard and proven wrong before a person can be sentenced
• The people who were loyal to the leaders of society brought Jesus to Pilate and accused him
• Pilate did not find Jesus guilty, but the people insisted and Pilate sentenced Jesus to death
• The Jewish religious laws did not allow a person to be convicted on the basis of their own evidence
• The Jewish leaders did not have the power to sentence anyone to death under the Roman Empire
• When Jesus was taken to the Roman governor, the accusations were of a political nature
• Pilate found no fault in Jesus
• The crowd accused Jesus of stirring up the people and teaching throughout Judea
• Pilate sent Jesus to Herod, who also found no guilt in him
• Pilate then sentenced Jesus to death, even though he found him innocent
• Jesus was made to carry his own cross and walk to the place called Golgotha
• Simon of Cyrene was made to carry the cross and walk behind Jesus
• Jesus: 'Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children'
• Jesus was crucified between two criminals
• Joseph of Arimathea, a disciple of Jesus, asked Pilate for the body of Jesus and buried him
• The study of this lesson shows us how Jesus faced the injustice with courage and faith in God
• We can learn from Jesus' example to face the challenges in our lives with courage and faith in God
• Jesas said "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children"
• Jesas said "Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing"
• Jesas said "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit"
• The disciples of Jesus by now had a hard time believing that he had risen from the dead
• The body of Jesus had been laid in a tomb
• Jesus appeared to the disciples after his resurrection
• Jesus showed the disciples his hands and feet to prove he had risen
• Jesus explained to the disciples that everything had happened according to the Scriptures
• The disciples were commissioned to proclaim repentance and forgiveness of sins in Jesus' name to all nations
• Thomas doubted the resurrection until he saw and touched Jesus
• Jesus said "Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed"
• The disciples and other followers of Jesus witnessed to the whole world that Jesus had risen from the dead
• The disciples experienced that Jesus is alive
• There are obstacles to experiencing that Jesus is alive
• There are qualities needed to experience that Jesus is alive
• We can share that Jesus is alive