When we see Jesus, we see that the
1 And Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Early in the morning he returned to the temple. All the people gathered around him, and he sat down and taught them. 3 The legal experts and Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery. Placing her in the
of the group, 4 they said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of committing adultery. 5 In the Law, Moses commanded us to stone women like this. What do you say?” 6 They said this to test him, because they wanted a reason to bring an accusation against him. Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.
7 They continued to question him, so he stood up and replied, “Whoever hasn’t sinned should throw the first stone.” 8 Bending down again, he wrote on the ground. 9 Those who heard him went away, one by one, beginning with the elders. Finally, only Jesus and the woman were left in the middle of the crowd.
10 Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Is there no one to condemn you?” 11 She said, “No one, sir.” Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you. Go, and from now on, don’t sin anymore. —John 8:1-11
“It reveals in our Savior’s character a wisdom so profound, a tenderness to sinners so delicate, a hatred of sin so intense, an insight into human hearts so searching, that it is impossible to suppose the mind of man could have conceived, or the hand of man invented this most pathetic story.” —FB Meyer
Our Great Need for Salvation:
- James 2:10 - “For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of
- Romans 3:23 – “For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God”.
Jesus bent down:
- Go
- Repsond, don’t react.
V7. “He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone.”
- literally means sinless as it is a state of .
Jesus puts
There is one God and one
who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus —1 Timothy 2:5
Jesus is the middleman in God’s plan of
Notice the order: “Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more.”
1. First God assures us of his
2. Then he calls on us to cooperate with him as he liberates us from a life of sin.
- We don’t change in order to be accepted, but because we have been
31So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, how can we lose? 32If God didn’t hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn’t gladly and freely do for us? 33And who would dare tangle with God by messing with one of God’s chosen? 34Who would dare even to point a finger? The One who died for us—who was raised to life for us!—is in the presence of God at this very moment sticking up for us. 35Do you think anyone is going to be able to drive a wedge between us and Christ’s love for us? There is no way! —Romans 8:31-35 MSG
Jesus puts