Saying and Doing

Pilate said of Jesus, “I find no fault in him.”* (John 19:6) That was his conception of Christ. He saw before him a faultless Christ. But he said, “Take ye him, and crucify him.” These two expressions stand directly one against the other. He spoke correctly about Christ, but he acted wrongly. Many are thinking and talking rightly enough about Jesus, but they do not act rightly.