Then Pilate said to Him, “Do you not hear how many things they testify against You? But He answered him not one word, so that the governor marvelled greatly.
Matthew 27:13-14
It’s interesting that the people who were most against Jesus were the religious people.
He didn’t try to convince them to change their mind.
He didn’t spend hours arguing over doctrine.
He ignored the critics and just ran His race, even when His life was on the line before Pilate.
You have to accept the fact that not everyone is going to accept you, like you, or understand you.
Jesus had more critics than anyone, but He didn’t waste His time trying to convince people who He was.
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