The Hinge of History | Dr. Conrad Vine

Extracted Verses and Quotes from the Sermon

Biblical Verses

John 19:1-5

“Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. And the soldiers wove a crown of thorns and put it on his head. And they dressed him in a purple robe. And they kept coming up to him saying, ‘Hail, King of the Jews,’ and striking him in the face. Pilate went out again and said to them, ‘Look, I’m bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no case against him.’ So Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them in Latin homo, or in English, ‘Behold, or here is the man.'”

Psalm 22:6

“I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.”

John 8:35

“Pilate said to Jesus, ‘What have you done?'”

John 14:8-9

“Philip said to Jesus, ‘Lord, show us the Father.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.'”

1 Peter 2:24

“He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross so that free from sins we might live for righteousness. By his wounds, you have been healed.”

Romans 6:23

“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Genesis 3:15

“I will put enmity between you and the woman, between your offspring and hers. He will strike your head and you will strike his heel.”

Isaiah 53 (selected verses)

“The suffering servant of God, the anointed one, who would establish justice on the earth and extend God’s saving ways to all peoples.”

Romans 13:14

“Put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh to gratify its desires.”

Mark 5:41

“When Jesus said to the 12-year-old girl, ‘Talithakum,’ which means little girl, arise — a term of endearment better translated as ‘little lamb.'”

1 John 3:8

“Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil.”

1 John 3:5

“Jesus was revealed to take away sins.”

Luke 19:10

“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

John 3:17

“For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.”

1 Timothy 1:15

“Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.”

John 1:29

“Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.”

1 Corinthians 5:7

“Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.”

Romans 4:25

“He was put to death for our trespasses.”

Ephesians 5:2

“In his death, Christ was a fragrant offering and a sacrifice to God.”

Matthew 26:28

“This is my blood, poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.”

Romans 5:8

“But God demonstrates his love for us that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

Romans 5:10

“We were reconciled to God by the death of his Son.”

Revelation 19:16

“On his robe and on his thigh he has a name inscribed: King of Kings and Lord of Lords.”

Matthew 16:15

“Who do you say that I am?”

1 Corinthians 15:52

“In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet, the dead will be raised imperishable and we will be changed.”

Isaiah 35:10

“And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing. Everlasting joy shall be upon their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.”

John 20:28

“Doubting Thomas said to Jesus, ‘My Lord and my God.'”

Memorable Quotes

“God is the Lord of history. God reveals mysteries centuries in advance. He reveals what is going to happen centuries in advance.”

“Everything in the Bible revolves around the cross of Calvary. The entire Old Testament points forward to the life and death and resurrection of Christ.”

“When Pilate says, ‘Behold the man,’ who do we see? We see Emmanuel—God with us—a man who is battered and bruised and bleeding but still standing.”

“Jesus knows what it was to suffer physically and emotionally. He was abandoned by those closest to him. He suffered unjust legal systems and government brutality.”

“God with us means that God hasn’t abandoned us in our suffering. He has walked the path of suffering for each one of us.”

“Jesus is not just God with us, but God for us. He is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.”

“Through Christ’s death, we might live free from the presence, power, and penalty of sin.”

“When Pilate asked Jesus, ‘What have you done?’ it was the same question God asked the first Adam in the Garden of Eden. But Jesus is the innocent Adam.”

“If you want to know who God is, look at Jesus. Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.”

“Jesus came to leave us an example of perfect obedience to our Heavenly Father. Obedience within a loving relationship is a sign of love.”

“Jesus is the good shepherd who comes looking for his little lambs—even those who are lost or damaged.”

“Jesus came to reveal the true extent and horror of sin in this world. His sinless life rebuked sin and invited us to receive God’s forgiveness.”

“Jesus is our faithful high priest who represents God to us and intercedes on our behalf.”

“Jesus did not come to condemn the world but that the world might be saved through him.”

“Jesus died not just to give us an example but died in our place so that we might have eternal life.”

“God proved his love for us that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

“The death of Christ was the most significant death in all human history. It was the hinge of history.”

“Every significant moment in your life is calculated from the life of Christ, whether you acknowledge it or not.”

“Jesus is King of Kings and Lord of Lords—he is not just a king from the past but the coming King of humanity.”

“The Bible’s summary is this: For God so loved Maui in 2026 that he gave his only begotten Son that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

“Jesus took the worst this world could throw at him. He knows what it means to be brokenhearted, to be rejected, to be a man of sorrows.”

“My prayer is that each one of us can say with doubting Thomas, ‘My Lord and my God,’ and receive the gift of eternal life.”

Other Quotations

Martin Luther

“Scripture was the cradle in which the baby Christ was laid.”

Lyall Rawlings

“The greatest man in history, Jesus, he had no servants yet they called him master. Had no degrees yet they called him teacher. Had no medicines, yet they called him healer. Had no armies, yet kings feared him. Won no military battles, yet he conquered the world. He did not live in a castle, yet they called him Lord. He ruled no nations, yet they called him king. He committed no crime, yet they crucified him. He was buried in a tomb, and yet he lives today.”