Barabas

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I was reading the accounts of Jesus' trial and conviction today, and I started thinking about Barabas. Here was this guy who was in prison for murder, awaiting his execution. And then he finds out he is free, he can just walk away. Someone else is going to be executed in his place. I wonder if he had heard of Jesus, if he had formed an opinion about him before then. Did he feel guilty that someone else was paying for his crime? Could he hear the mob shouting for his release and Jesus' crucifixion? Did he feel at all conflicted about that? Did he go watch Jesus' execution? Or did he just celebrate his freedom? Isn't Barabas the picture of the gospel? We were all sentenced to death before Jesus took our place. Celebrate your freedom!

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