Mark 15:1-39
The Death of Jesus from a Human Perspective: A Miscarriage of Justice in a Chaotic Atmosphere (Mark 15:1-15)
The Death of Jesus from a Divine Reality: God’s Plan in a Controlled Atmosphere (Acts 2:22-33)
“Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” - Philippians 2:9-11
Life Group Discussion Questions
Read Mark 15:1-39.
The trials of Jesus in Mark 14 and 15 are a grave miscarriage of justice. The witnesses don’t agree, the charges are weak, and in the end even Pilate doesn’t think there is any merit to the complaint and yet he pronounces a guilty verdict. Why do we as people find miscarriages of justice so troubling?
Read Acts 2:22-24. How do the words of Peter in verse 23 give us hope and rest as we make sense of the trial and death sentence of Jesus?
In Mark 15:15, Pilate is moved by popular opinion when he deals with Jesus. What are some ways that we may allow popular opinion or the culture to sway how we approach and respond to Jesus?
In Philippians 2:9-11 we see the reality of where humanity is heading. We see this played out in the soldiers that mock Jesus in and the centurion who confesses Jesus in Mark 15. If believers will one day bow before Christ in adoration what should our heart response and posture of resting in Him be today as we navigate life between now and then?