Ironies of the Passion

The parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector shows us one of the Ironies of the Passion.

The words of Caiaphas and the Pharisees in the Sanhedrin, which lead to their plotting of Jesus' murder, show us one of the Ironies of the Passion.

The chief priests and elders planned to arrest and kill Jesus, but they wanted to avoid doing it during the festival of the Passover, showing us one of the Ironies of the Passion.

Herod's expectations for finally meeting Jesus, and his subsequent actions, show us one of the Ironies of the Passion.

The manipulative claims of the chief priests, which led Pilate to hand Jesus over to be crucified, show us one of the Ironies of the Passion: corrupt churches and corrupt governments submit to each other.

The Holy Spirit uses the mockery and insults directed at Jesus to convert one of the criminals being hung with Jesus, showing us one of the Ironies of the Passion.

Jesus humbling himself as a servant to save mankind, which the Apostle Paul explains in his letter to the Philippians, shows us one of the Ironies of the Passion.

Paul's letter to the Corinthians shows us ironies in how people treat the Lord's Supper (a.k.a. Holy Communion).

The chief priests and Pharisees efforts to "guard" Jesus' tomb shows us one of the Ironies of the Passion.

Jesus rose from the dead, just as he said he would, and his empty tomb shows us one of the Ironies of the Passion.