2020-08-16 Mark - Part 24: I Am Barabbas, Matt Dyck

We have been following Jesus’ journey to the cross. As we enter the climactic point in Mark’s Gospel, we have the story interrupted by a second Jesus. Not Jesus the Messiah, but Jesus Barabbas. In this interruption we see that Barabbas is also a story about us. A story about a costly exchange. A story about the release of of a guilty captive with a broken identity. The injustice endured by Jesus gives the opportunity for the forgiveness, freedom, and the chance to live up to his true name.