Closing Thought: The Jews who demanded Jesus' crucifixion, and Pilate who ordered it against his own verdict, had no justification for their actions. They were condemned for rejecting Jesus as the path to The Kingdom of God through the forgiveness of sins. God's plan of redemption has existed since the beginning of time and cannot be changed. Regardless of the severity of one's sins, the only requirement for salvation is to know they are sinners, to repent of those sins and have faith in Jesus Christ for the forgiveness and remission of the penalty due them because of their sins.