The Passover meal has been eaten, Judas has done his betrayal, and as we conclude Matthew 26 and begin chapter 27 we see Jesus facing various trials, each marked by the failure and guilt of man. And while we know with hindsight, as those who have read the story, that Jesus needed to die, it doesn’t make these scenes any easier to stomach. The injustice is rampant and the trials are anything but fair, and at the end of it all, the innocent Christ is condemned. As readers 2000 years later, what are we to do with this pivotal event in Christian history? How does the guilt of Jesus’ accusers point us to see our own sin on display and the many times that we put Jesus on an unfair trial of our own? Josiah and Andrew discuss all this and more on this week’s podcast.
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Josiah has served the Oakridge Bible Chapel family as one of its elders and one of its pastoral staff members since September 2018, before which he ministered as an associate pastor to a local congregation in the Canadian prairies. Josiah's desire is to be used by God to help equip the church for ministry, both while gathered (edification) and while scattered (evangelization). He is married to Patricia, and together they have five children—Jonah, Henry, Nathaniel, Josephine, and Benjamin.
- Josiah Boydhttps://oakridgebiblechapel.org/author/josiah-boyd/
- Josiah Boydhttps://oakridgebiblechapel.org/author/josiah-boyd/
- Josiah Boydhttps://oakridgebiblechapel.org/author/josiah-boyd/
- Josiah Boydhttps://oakridgebiblechapel.org/author/josiah-boyd/
Andrew is the Associate Pastor at Oakridge Bible Chapel. He grew up in a Christian home, and spent time serving in churches of varying sizes and denominations before landing at Oakridge with his wife in 2017. He likes to verbally process theological issues he finds challenging and is always ready to learn something new. He has a passion for teaching the Bible, and seeking to explain confusing passages in a clear way, preferably with a good illustration or two.
- Andrew Longmirehttps://oakridgebiblechapel.org/author/andrew-longmire/
- Andrew Longmirehttps://oakridgebiblechapel.org/author/andrew-longmire/
- Andrew Longmirehttps://oakridgebiblechapel.org/author/andrew-longmire/
- Andrew Longmirehttps://oakridgebiblechapel.org/author/andrew-longmire/

