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THURSDAY April 17, 2025

Jesus Is King!

Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?” Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.”
John 18:37

Jesus stood beaten and bruised before Pilate, the governor of Judea, who asked Him two key questions. First, he asked: “Are You the King of the Jews?” (John 18:33). Jesus asked if this was something he had heard from others, or was he asking the question for himself. Sarcastically, Pilate said, “Am I a Jew?” Jesus was being accused by His own nation, and the Chief Priests. What had he done? Jesus spoke of His Kingship:

“My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here” (John 18:36).

It was as if Jesus drew back a curtain so Pilate could comprehend that His Kingdom was not of this earth; it was a heavenly Kingdom. Pilate had no idea that Jesus had myriads of angels at His command. Now in his second, key question, Pilate pressed for a more direct answer: “Are you a king then?” Jesus put that question to rest: “You say rightly that I am a king....” (John 18:37).

Jesus straightforwardly told Pilate the truth about who He was and disclosed to Him the reality about His Kingdom. Pilate was held accountable for what he now knew. Jesus gave Pilate further revelation: “For this cause I [Jesus] was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice” (John 18:37). Interestingly, Pilate asked another question that has implications for us all: “What is truth?” Jesus had already told Pilate the truth.

We are all accountable for what we know or have heard about Jesus Christ. Perhaps the truth in the Bible has made you feel uncomfortable about your sin. Jesus came to save sinners. Make Him King of your life, and He will forgive you and cleanse you from your sin!

The blood of Christ can cleanse away all sin. But we must ‘plead guilty’ before God can declare us innocent.
~J. C. Ryle~

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'Somebody Loves You' program is designed to equip listeners with the necessary tools to live out their faith. 'Somebody Loves You' features Raul Ries' humorous, sensible and comprehensible teaching of God's Word.

About Raul Ries

Raul Ries is the Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Golden Springs and President of Somebody Loves You Ministries. After his miraculous conversion in 1971, Raul began to read and study the Bible extensively even though he had a limited education. In 1974 he began a home Bible study with seven other committed individuals. Soon, he started to preach and counsel youth during the noon hour at his former high school, Baldwin Park High. Calvary Chapel West Covina grew out of Raul's home fellowship, as well as his Kung-Fu studio, and was soon meeting weekly at an old converted Safeway store. In 1993, the congregation moved to Diamond Bar and occupied a 101,000 square-foot corporate building on 28 acres. Calvary Chapel Golden Springs (as it is now called) draws between 10,000 - 12,000 in attendance weekly.

Author of several books, including Fury to Freedom (the story of his early life and dramatic conversion), Raul Ries has also produced three films: Fury to Freedom (feature film dramatization of the book); A Quiet Hope (a riveting and stirring documentary detailing seven soldier's accounts of the Vietnam War and its aftermath); and A Venture in Faith (a documentary of the history of the Calvary Chapel movement).

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