As those who were gathered 2,000 years ago at Pilate’s Judgement Hall, you must answer the same questions today. Don’t you want the promise of Heaven and the deliverance from fear of Hell? The only way to have both is to choose Jesus Christ as your personal Savior.

Questions We Must Answer

Matthew 27:15-26
15. Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.
16. And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
17. Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?
18. For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
19. When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
20. But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
21. The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
22. Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
23. And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.
24. When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.
25. Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
26. Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified

Life is full of questions, and there are many personalities in the Bible who asked the Lord Jesus various questions. Many, when they met the Lord Jesus asked questions. The most common words from the mouth of the Savior were “What do you want me to do for you?”

All of the events surrounding the arrest, trial, and crucifixion of the Lord are interwoven with questions. Pilate asked Jesus, “Who Are You?” Pilate also asked the people gathered at the judgment hall several questions that were so searching and intriguing, that we who are believers still need to answer in these contemporary times.

The answers to these same questions that were asked two thousand years ago still reveal our attitude and faith in our relationship with Jesus.

In fact, those questions still need to be asked and answered today.

Today we will discover how saint and sinner must answer these questions. The results of our discovery could determine the future for us here and now, and a more important hope for eternal life in Christ. Every person of Adam’s race must step up and give and account for how we answer these questions.

I. A CHOICE TO MAKE

A. Barrabas, or JESUS
a. A Life of Sin and Depravity
1. A life out of  control – Eph. 2:1-3
2. A life of peace – Isa. 48:22 No peace for the wicked!
3. A life of no lasting joy – Joy of salvation!
4. A life of condemnation – John 3:18 – God does hold man accountable.
5. A life of hopelessness Eph.2:12 (Nothing waiting for you but an eternity in Hell!)
b. A Life of Salvation and the Blessing of God – The lifestyle of a person who chooses Jesus. Gal 5:16 Control of the Spirit
1. A life under control – Gal. 5:16 – With God in charge.
2. A life of peace – John 14:27; Phil. 4:7 – Total contentment is found in Jesus – Psa. 34:8
3. A life of absolute joy. Not perfection, but contentment – Phil 4:11) Joy unspeakable – 1 Pet. 1:18;
4. A life free from condemnation – Rom.8:1 Sin, for the believer, has been blotted out, – Psa. 103:12 1 John 1:7.
5. A life of hope – 1 Pet.1:3-5- There is a home in Heaven.

II. A CHOICE OF TWO DESTINATIONS

22. Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.

A. What you do with Jesus determines where you spend your eternity! (Pro.9:12) (The choice it absolutely yours!)

B. To refuse Jesus is to be Lost and Doomed to Hell.

III. A CHOICE OF DECISIONS

23. And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

A. The Hardness of Their heart
B. The Persistence of Their Resistance
C. The Audacity of Their Remorse Christian,”Let His death be on us and our children.

Jesus died for you at Calvary. He offers you peace for all your pain and condemnation. He made a way for you to be saved you when you deserved Hell. He has never left you. He has provided everything you need. He loves you constantly, unconditionally.

As those who were gathered 2,000 years ago at Pilate’s Judgment Hall, you must answer the same questions today. Don’t you want things to get better for you? Don’t you want the promise of Heaven, and the deliverance from fear of hell. The only way to have both is to choose Jesus Christ as your personal Savior. Won’t you come to Him now?

John 3:18
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

1 Peter 1:3-5
3. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4. To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
5. Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

1 John 1:8
8. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.