Apostle's Creed Session # 9 Jesus Suffered Under Pontius Pilate and Was Crucified

The Apostle’s Creed's mention of Jesus suffering under Pontius Pilate and being crucified skips over His three-year earthly ministry, focusing instead on key events of His trial and death to affirm historical and theological truths. Pontius Pilate, a pragmatic Roman governor pressured by Jewish leaders, reluctantly subjected Jesus to brutal beatings, mocking, and scourging despite recognizing His innocence, fulfilling biblical prophecy about the manner of His death. Jesus' crucifixion accomplished propitiation by quenching God's wrath, reconciliation by restoring fellowship between sinners and God, and redemption by freeing humanity from sin's bondage, making it the central gospel message that Paul preached.