Know Justice, Know Peace

Pastor Funmi Ojetayo
Text: Matthew 26:57-27:2
Big Idea: Because of Jesus' suffering of personal and formal injustice, we can know justice and know peace.

Sham Trial at the Sanhedrin:
1. The proceedings took place in Caiaphas’ home, not the temple area. 
2. The trial happened at night and not during the day. 
3. Jesus was not offered a defense attorney.
4. They allowed (even encouraged - Acts 6:11) false testimony. 
5. Jesus was charged with blaspheming even though he never pronounced the name of God.
6. The verdict was enacted without the required delay of two days in capital cases.

Peter's Progress of Denial:
- Fakery (v. 69)
- Falsehood (v. 71)
- Fury (v. 73)

Connecting the Cross to Injustice:
- Theologically-
1. There was never a greater injustice than the cross.  
2. The Devil and sinful men were pawns in the hands of a sovereign God.
- Personally- 
1. Injustice in this lifetime, while inevitable, is not comparable to the joy of the next for those who know Christ.
2. Unfair doesn’t mean useless or ultimate.