Dishonesty Crucified Jesus

by Terry Wane Benton

The fact that the chief priests were looking for anything they thought they could get to stick as a valid reason for the death sentence for Jesus (Matthew 26:59f) shows that they were corrupt and dishonest. False witnesses are liars.

Those who use lies to undermine and get rid of someone are certainly not honest and do not want to abide by the golden rule. They are eaten up with dishonesty, and dishonesty is one thing that crucified an innocent man. False witnesses were brought in to lie, and their false testimony is what got Jesus crucified.

Lies are motivated by dishonesty. Seeking to undermine someone by intentional misrepresentation is no less a sin today. Wherein we cannot face the truth, we show that we also had a part in Jesus’ crucifixion. When we hide from facing the truth, that is the very attitude that got Jesus crucified. You were there, and you lied, or were complicit in a lie, when we allow peer pressure to quieten the truth so that a lie may prevail.

Lies drove the nails into making an innocent man suffer. Your lies nailed Him, too! Perverting Jesus’ words just enough to sound legitimate and others wanting to use any argument they could get to stick, is a sure sign of dishonesty.

When we support lies or say nothing to set the record straight when we hear a lie told against another, we become complicit with the lie and the liar, and that, too, is what crucified Jesus. Were you there, in character and similar guilt, when they crucified the Lord? Can we be honest about this matter?