Pilate's political past was something that I was not familiar with until studying the student manual. I kind of thought that he was a pretty good guy, but in order to please the people he allowed for Christ to be crucified. However, the stuff he was responsible for before that point do not provide him with a good history of behavior. Also, I did not know that the washing of Pilate's hands was a ritualistic ceremony. I thought it was just a symbolic act.
The physical idea of crucifixion is such a gruesome one to me. It is beyond me that people had to die that way for the crimes they committed. However, Christ didn't even commit a crime, or even a sin, and he experienced the cruel and unusual death of crucifixion. I am not entirely interested in the details of the torture involved in the events just prior to crucifixion. Instead, the words spoken by Christ on the cross seem more important to me. They show the essence of his being and his message. I imagine I would be pretty angry if I were being punished for a crime I was not guilty of. I would want revenge on those that arrested me. I would feel anger towards them. Of course, this is the natural man type thing to do. Instead of this, Christ forgives and has concern for others on the cross. This really shows how he was not focused on himself, but on serving and helping others.
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