Neither do I condemn thee, go and sin no more. John 8:11
The Scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the center of the court, they said to Him, Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act. Now the Law of Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say? They were saying this, testing Him, so that they might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground. But when they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up, and said to them, He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.
Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. When they heard it, they began to go out one by one, beginning with the older ones, and He was left alone, and the woman where she was, in the center of the court.
Straightening up, Jesus said to her, Woman where are they? Did no one condemn you?
She said, No one Lord. And Jesus said, I do not condemn you either. Go. From now on sin no more. (John 8:3-11 NAS)
[FONT=Times New Roman] These Scripture verses have always assured me that there is room at the cross for me. Its not just the adultery sin, but all my sins can be forgiven. That is if I take them to Jesus and ask to be forgiven. If a sin that would bring about capital punishment by execution can be forgiven, then other sins may also be forgiven. One thing I have noticed about this story is that the woman did not ask to be forgiven and Jesus did not say that she was forgiven. He said He did not condemn her and to go and sin no more. Was she forgiven? I dont know. Did she go and sin no more? We dont know. She did have a second chance at life, and that in its self could be an eye opener. What would have happened if they had brought her to Jesus with the same sin, the next day? That is something I am guilty of. Being forgiven and turning around and doing it again. I dont know what would have happened to the woman,. They were just trying to find grounds to accuse Jesus anyway. One question I have always asked myself was where was the man? You cant just commit adultery by yourself. The whole story is confusing to me, but there are many lessons to be learned from it. I am amazed how God can take a deliberately messed up occasion and turn it around to be used as a great teaching tool. First of all Jesus did not say that she was not guilty, but said to go ahead and cast the stones. He just wanted to make sure that the first one to throw had grounds to condemn. That puts all of us in the picture. Even today I could condemn the woman, if, I am without sin in my life. There is a lesson to be learned in the order that the men left, from the oldest to the youngest. None of them were condemn either and they admitted their guilt by leaving. How often in life I have been the one with the stone in my hand, ready to throw. I can relate to everyone in the story, even Jesus who is my example of how to live at peace with others. Jesus did not stir the situation and make it any worse. I am so grateful that I did not get what I deserved. I have no right to complain about anything. God has done for me what I could not do for myself .JRE[/FONT]
Share with me what the Dake Bible has to say on these verses.
This statement (Neither do I condemn thee: go and son no more.) caused early Christians to avoid reading this story in public when lessons were read from the gospels. It was not in any lists of scriptures to be read in churches, and it was probably marked in the MSS, as a portion not to be read in public, it came after some time, to be left out of some copies of Scriptures, though in the greater number it still remains as an original part of this gospel. Early Christians thought that Jesus was not condemning adultery here, but the idea is that He was not a magistrate and since no man of her accusers stayed to condemn, He was not going to pass sentence on the woman, taking it upon Himself to execute the law of Moses. He had to avoid the Jews accusing Him of taking magisterial authority in His own hands. Then too, Christ came to save men, not to destroy them, so forgiveness of her sin was as much an obligation then as it still is when anyone repents and turns from sin. Jesus did not say He did not condemn adultery as a sin, He simple forgave the woman as He did others who were sinful. He frankly told her to go and sin no more, proving He did condemn adultery as sin.
THE DAKE BIBLE page 103
The Scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the center of the court, they said to Him, Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act. Now the Law of Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say? They were saying this, testing Him, so that they might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground. But when they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up, and said to them, He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.
Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. When they heard it, they began to go out one by one, beginning with the older ones, and He was left alone, and the woman where she was, in the center of the court.
Straightening up, Jesus said to her, Woman where are they? Did no one condemn you?
She said, No one Lord. And Jesus said, I do not condemn you either. Go. From now on sin no more. (John 8:3-11 NAS)
[FONT=Times New Roman] These Scripture verses have always assured me that there is room at the cross for me. Its not just the adultery sin, but all my sins can be forgiven. That is if I take them to Jesus and ask to be forgiven. If a sin that would bring about capital punishment by execution can be forgiven, then other sins may also be forgiven. One thing I have noticed about this story is that the woman did not ask to be forgiven and Jesus did not say that she was forgiven. He said He did not condemn her and to go and sin no more. Was she forgiven? I dont know. Did she go and sin no more? We dont know. She did have a second chance at life, and that in its self could be an eye opener. What would have happened if they had brought her to Jesus with the same sin, the next day? That is something I am guilty of. Being forgiven and turning around and doing it again. I dont know what would have happened to the woman,. They were just trying to find grounds to accuse Jesus anyway. One question I have always asked myself was where was the man? You cant just commit adultery by yourself. The whole story is confusing to me, but there are many lessons to be learned from it. I am amazed how God can take a deliberately messed up occasion and turn it around to be used as a great teaching tool. First of all Jesus did not say that she was not guilty, but said to go ahead and cast the stones. He just wanted to make sure that the first one to throw had grounds to condemn. That puts all of us in the picture. Even today I could condemn the woman, if, I am without sin in my life. There is a lesson to be learned in the order that the men left, from the oldest to the youngest. None of them were condemn either and they admitted their guilt by leaving. How often in life I have been the one with the stone in my hand, ready to throw. I can relate to everyone in the story, even Jesus who is my example of how to live at peace with others. Jesus did not stir the situation and make it any worse. I am so grateful that I did not get what I deserved. I have no right to complain about anything. God has done for me what I could not do for myself .JRE[/FONT]
Share with me what the Dake Bible has to say on these verses.
This statement (Neither do I condemn thee: go and son no more.) caused early Christians to avoid reading this story in public when lessons were read from the gospels. It was not in any lists of scriptures to be read in churches, and it was probably marked in the MSS, as a portion not to be read in public, it came after some time, to be left out of some copies of Scriptures, though in the greater number it still remains as an original part of this gospel. Early Christians thought that Jesus was not condemning adultery here, but the idea is that He was not a magistrate and since no man of her accusers stayed to condemn, He was not going to pass sentence on the woman, taking it upon Himself to execute the law of Moses. He had to avoid the Jews accusing Him of taking magisterial authority in His own hands. Then too, Christ came to save men, not to destroy them, so forgiveness of her sin was as much an obligation then as it still is when anyone repents and turns from sin. Jesus did not say He did not condemn adultery as a sin, He simple forgave the woman as He did others who were sinful. He frankly told her to go and sin no more, proving He did condemn adultery as sin.
THE DAKE BIBLE page 103
