1. The Lord Jesus was getting ready to be crucified and as He was taken to trial He continued to preach the gospel.
2. Apostle John preached the same theology that Paul expounded but in story form.
3. As Jesus was arrested, He said to the soldiers, if they were taking Him, then "these" his disciples should be set free-LET THESE GO THEIR WAY.
4. And that was one of the best gospel words that have been uttered in the bible. Jesus was saying, if He is taken, taken to die, He was to die as the substitute of His people and the immediate result of that was the justification of His people.
5. And if He is taken, then by definition, those who belonged to Him and were in union with Him could not be taken into the same condemnation that He was about to experience.
6. In other words, once Jesus is taken to take their place, then all those in Him would be justified from their condemnation.
7. Those of the soldiers and officers from the chief priests (THE LAW) represented the power of the Law. It is the Law that apprehended Jesus. But Jesus having power over the Law commanded that His people should be set free.
8. And this testimony did not end there. Jesus continued to preach the same with Barabbas. Jesus as the Passover Lamb died in the place of Barabbas and that is how Barabbas was set free. It was not Pilate or the Jews who set Barabbas free. A sinner cannot set free another in the matter of condemnation.
9. This is a most wonderful gospel message. AND IT IS FREE…
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