Matthew 27:19-22

I. Judas: “I will betray Him”

A. A friend of our Lord (Psalm 41:9; Matthew 26:50)
B. Still today, men sell Christ for far less than Judas did (Galatians 5:19-21; Matthew 19:24-26; 1 Timothy 6:9-11)
C. When Christians give up the faith, they give up far more than anyone could give them in return (2 Timothy 4:8; Revelation 2:10; John 10:10; Matthew 11:28-30)

II. Peter: “I will deny Him”

A. His loyalty weakened (Matthew 26:33, 51, 58, 69-75)
B. Men still deny Christ today
1. Refusing to confess Him with their lives (Matthew 5:16)
2. Refusing to confess Him with their mouths (Romans 10:10)
3. Denying His deity (Colossians 1:15-18)

III. Pilate: “I will wash my hands of Him”

A. He feared losing popularity, his job, perhaps even his life (Matthew 27:23-24)
B. Today men wash their hands of Jesus in many ways
1. Refusing to bring others to Christ (Matthew 25:14-30)
2. Do nothing to stop attacks against the church and other Christians (2 Timothy 4:16)
3. Allow false teaching to go unopposed (Romans 16:17; 2 John 9-11)

C. Non-Christians wash their hands of Jesus by refusing to obey (Luke 8:12; Acts 24:25; 26:27-28)

IV. The Jews: “Crucify Him!”

A. Get Him out of the way (Matthew 17:22-23)
B. Does this still happen today?