Freedom and bondage

 John 19:10 Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?

 

Pilate claims and believes he has the power to release Jesus, but Pilate makes two mistakes. He assumes Jesus is bound, and he thinks he can offer him freedom. But truth is not bondage. The world looks at us and thinks that we are bound. They think that living for God and being a Christian is bondage. They think living a holy life is bondage. But Jesus was not bound. He made it clear that Pilate had no power over him, and that he could call for a legion of angels anytime. Then Pilate thought he could offer Jesus freedom. I have the power to give you freedom… Likewise the world thinks they can offer you freedom, but they don’t have that power. It looks like freedom right away, but soon they will find that drinking alcohol and partying is not freedom, but it rather leads to bondage. Immorality and having sex outside of marriage is not freedom, but will lead to bondage. Living in sin is not freedom. Just like Pilate had a wrong conception of truth, he also had a wrong conception of freedom and bondage.