Is everything that is necessary to restore you to God and give you eternal life with Him already been accomplished?  Jesus said, “It is finished.”  Do you believe that is done?  Or, are you still DOING, DOING, DOING?

It is Friday, the day of the Savior’s crucifixion.  Matthew 27:1 “When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.”  They had agreed that Jesus deserved to die, on a charge of blasphemy, but fearing the people and the Romans – these religious leaders were not about to stone Him to death.  Therefore, they plotted how to get Him convicted by Pilate under civil law.  Verses 2-3 “And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.  Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that He was condemned, repented himself (changed his mind), and brought again (returned) the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.”  Judas experienced a guilty conscience, and apparent remorse, but only had a change of mind – not a change of heart.  So, a regretful Judas goes back to the Chief Priests and Elders, Verses 4-5 “Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood.  And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that (in other words, that’s your problem).  And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.” 

Now to the Trial.  The charge that was leveled against Him was in stirring up sedition and treason – because Jesus claimed to be King – making Him guilty of rebellion against the Roman government.  Verse 11 “And Jesus stood before the governor