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Jesus on trial (1)         [John 18:28-19:16]                       John 18:28 says, “Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas into the Praetorium, and it was early; and they themselves did not enter into the Praetorium so that they would not be defiled, but might eat the Passover.”   Here, “they” (v. 28) refers to the Jewish leaders who caught Jesus, bound Him, took Him to the Sanhedrin meeting at the house of Caiaphas, the high priest, and interrogated Him and then took Jesus to Pilate, the Roman governor, to be crucified (v. 28).   And the Bible says, “they led Jesus from Caiaphas into the Praetorium” (v. 28), but the Korean modern Bible translates it as ‘they led Jesus from Caiaphas' house and went to the governor's residence.’  Here, “the Praetorium” is that of Pilate, the Roman governor.  Although Pilate was in charge of Caesarea (Pilate’s P...

This world is ... "This world is the place where we are constantly being called upon to exercise faith, to trust in God's promise against the evidence of our senses.   Suffering is the path of discipleship that God has chosen and designed for us.   This world is a place of trial and tribulation that constantly whets and prepares our hearts for the glories of the world that is yet to come."   (Iain M. Duguid, "Living in the Gap between Promise and Reality")