From Words of Revolution by Tom Skinner

“It’s very simple.
If you let Barabbas go, and he starts another disturbance or another riot, you can always call out the National Guard, the Federal troops or the Marines to put his thing down.
All you have to do is push a few tanks into his neighbourhood and you can squash whatever he’s up to.
You can find out where he’s keeping his guns and raid his apartment.
You can always stop Barabbas.
But the question is:
how do you stop Jesus?
How do you stop a Man who has no guns, no tanks, no ammunition,
but still is shaking the whole Roman empire?
How do you stop a Man, who—without firing a shot— is getting revolutionary results?

They figured there’s only one answer—get rid of Him.…
Barabbas would never really ask to run your life.
Barabbas would exploit you, but he wouldn’t ask to run your life.
Jesus would ask to run your life.
Jesus would ask for the right to rule over you!
And that’s the problem.

Men would rather be enslaved to tyranny than let Jesus rule their lives.
They would rather be exploited than let Christ determine their lives.
So they said, ‘Give us Barabbas.’ ”