The One Who Receives the Greatest Grace May Be the Most in Danger “Woe to you, Chorazin ! Woe to you, Bethsaida ! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon , they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. And you, Capernaum , will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades . The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me; and the one who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me” (Luke 10:13–16). (1) Today, I would like to meditate on the lesson given through Luke 10:13–16 , together with its parallel passage, Matthew 11:20–24: (a) First, Jesus rebuked the cities in which most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent (Mt. 11:20)...
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...