John 8:1-11

John 8:1-11

^“ But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst  they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?” This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. ⁷ And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground. But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”  She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.”

What if the story was this:

Accused- Man or woman

Jesus- As Himself

Sin- Homosexuality

Argument- 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

 

Stones- Comments on Social Media as well as negative encounters with Christians. 

 

Jesus Response- Same “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.”

 

Solution- Same: Encounter with Jesus

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       When I think about the intensity of this argument between churches and people today it makes me even more sure that logic and reason are not enough to heal the heart. My impatience and anger will champion over my best efforts to be righteous unless I hear and see the Lord. I know all the Bible verses that say those things are wrong yet those emotion/feeling still burst inside me. So for me today I wait and listen for his voice and pray daily for an encounter with him. 

Isaiah 43:4
"Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life."