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Luke13:1 Now there were some present at the same time who told him about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 13:2 Jesus answered them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered such things? 13:3 I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.

Pilate was a notorious king of Israel under the power of Roman empire, he beheaded John the baptist and later had part in partial in the murder of Christ Jesus.

But Christ shocks his listener with a blunt questions: “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered such things?”

In other words, because the State, the king of Israel executed these wicked men are they worst than other Galileans? This thinking is the thinking of the fleshly minded legal Christian's, and/or the Jews of Christ Jesus time. If the State/Government as a god kills someone for a conviction against laws of the people, that is, the State, or the king of the country are they most evil of the evilest of people? Their conduct has become public, and a person can openly say whatever evil about the person, and it does not matter one wit because it is justified or condone by their conviction of the State/Government.

Titus 3:1 Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,
3:2 to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.
3:3 For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
3:4 But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared,

The issue Jesus drives at here is much more profound, and what is that? It is simple. All humans are convicted by the Great God of righteousness YHWH as sinner, and the penalty for such sinning is death, even if they've never broke man's laws and even if they are King of Israel, or the high priest! Here Christ takes the legal mind out of self-righteousness into the reality of truth. The truth is, if one does not repent of their sins they are not one inch better than any other of mankind even the worst sinner. In fact, the worst sinner outlawed by the State/Government can be more righteous than the world greatest man, how? Simply by accepting the blood God provided to cover their sins, in this case animal blood under the Jewish system of things, and later the blood of Christ Jesus, under the spiritual Israel as Christ Jesus as the King of Eternity.

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