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Podcast: Open the Bible UK Daily
Episode: Pilate’s Failure to Protect Jesus from False Accusations
Description: The chief priests accused him of many things.Mark 15:3Roman law is one of the great legacies of the Roman Empire. And the governor, Pontius Pilate, was responsible for upholding justice by protecting the innocent and confronting the guilty.But when Jesus came before Pilate, there was no protection. The crowd was calling for Jesus to be crucified. And Pilate asked, “Why? What evil has he done?” (15:14). There was no answer, just a growing chorus calling for His death.The law was supposed to protect people from this kind of mob...