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John 18-19:16 – What Will I Do To Jesus and What Will Jesus Do To Me?
The question is usually phrased, “What Will You Do WITH Jesus.” “With” is a little too impersonal. So let’s make this personal. “What Will You Do TO Jesus and What Will Jesus Do TO You?
- Judas Will USE Jesus to Get What He Wants (Jn.18:2; 6:70-71; 12:4-6; 13:2,27-30; Mt.27:1-5)
- Jesus Will BEMUSE His Arresters (Jn.18:3-8)
- Arresters Will CONFESS Jesus as I AM but not follow (Jn.18.6)
- Jesus Will RENEW His Arrester’s Ear but will he follow? (Jn.18:10; Lk.22:51)
- Jesus Will DEFUSE our Enemy and PROTECT His Followers (Jn.18:8)
- Peter Will CONFUSE Jesus’ Way (Jn.18:10-11; 36; Mt.26:51-53)
- Peter will go from DEFENDER to DENIER (Jn.18:15-27)
- Jews and Gentiles Will ABUSE Jesus (Jn.18:22; 19:1-3)
- Jews Will ACCUSE Jesus Falsely (Jn.18:22-23; 29-32)
- Pilate Will MUSE on Jesus’ Identity (Jn.19:8-12)
- Pilate Will USE Jesus to Keep the Peace (Mt.27:24) and His Job (Jn.18:38-39; 19:4-6,12-16)
- Pilate Will RECUSE Himself As Judge (Mt.27:24)
- Jewish Leaders Will REFUSE Jesus as Their God and King (Jn.19:7; 12-15)
- Kingdom Followers will CHOOSE Jesus as Their God and King (Jn.18:36)
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