God is not satisfied with appearance. God wants the garment of justice. God wants his Christians dressed in love.

(The cherubim appeared to have the form of human hands under their wings.)

And the LORD continued to appear at Shiloh, because there He revealed Himself to Samuel by His word.

The choice usually presented to Christians is not between Jesus and Barabbas. No one wants to appear an obvious murderer. The choice to be careful about is between Jesus and Caiaphas. And Caiaphas can fool us. He is a very "religious" man.