When Pilate had Christ on his hands, he said, 'What shall I do with him?' and
the multitude cried out, 'Away with Him! crucify Him!' Young men, is that your
language tonight? Do you say, 'Away with this gospel! Away with Christianity!
Away with your prayers, your sermons, your gospel sounds! I do not want Christ?'
Or will you be wise and say, 'Lord Jesus, I want Thee, I need Thee, I will have
Thee?' Oh, may God bring you to that decision! - D. L. Moody
People
seem to me to forget that all Christ's sufferings were endured voluntary and of
His own free will. He was under no compulsion: of His own choice He laid down
His life: of His own choice He went to Calvary to finish the work He came to do.
He might easily have summoned legions of angels with a word, and scattered
Pilate and Herod, and all their armies, like chaff before the wind; but He was a
willing sufferer: His heart was set on the salvation of sinners. He was resolved
to open a fountain for all sin and uncleanness, by shedding His own blood. -
J. C. Ryle
When Pilate had Christ on his hands, he said, 'What shall I do with him?' and
the multitude cried out, 'Away with Him! crucify Him!' Young men, is that your
language tonight? Do you say, 'Away with this gospel! Away with Christianity!
Away with your prayers, your sermons, your gospel sounds! I do not want Christ?'
Or will you be wise and say, 'Lord Jesus, I want Thee, I need Thee, I will have
Thee?' Oh, may God bring you to that decision! - D. L. Moody
People
seem to me to forget that all Christ's sufferings were endured voluntary and of
His own free will. He was under no compulsion: of His own choice He laid down
His life: of His own choice He went to Calvary to finish the work He came to do.
He might easily have summoned legions of angels with a word, and scattered
Pilate and Herod, and all their armies, like chaff before the wind; but He was a
willing sufferer: His heart was set on the salvation of sinners. He was resolved
to open a fountain for all sin and uncleanness, by shedding His own blood. -
J. C. Ryle