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A. Moses and Elijah stand "with Jesus" in glory - before the cross - in Matt 17.
B. Mark 7:6-13 says that to reject the writing of Moses is to reject the Word of God.
C. Luke 16 concludes with this lesson "if they do not listen to Moses - then they will not listen though one rises from the dead".
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In the case of the woman caught in adultery - there are three subtle details
1. The Jews were not allowed to kill someone - that is why they went to Pilate and asked him to give them permission to kill Jesus. So "it was a trap" for Jesus since the nation of Israel was no longer in a Theocracy - its civil laws about the death penalty could not be enforced.
2. John 8 - tells you something is wrong - and the one who is guilty is not the woman
But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people were coming to Him; and He sat down and began to teach them. 3 The scribes and the Pharisees *brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the center of the court, 4 they *said to Him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act.
If she was "in the very act" then the man is guilty and should be stoned as well. The truth is the man is right there - he is one of the leaders who wants to stone her. This is perverted justice by the church leaders!!! They should all have been stoned.
So Jesus says "let him who is without sin - cast the first stone" - then Jesus begins writing the sins of the men standing there - in the sand, starting with the oldest. And as they draw near to see what he is writing they depart sheepishly - starting with the oldest.
3. At the end Jesus says "where are your accusers" -- according to the Law of scripture she would have to have accusers - and she said "there are none" -- all had left. But that left one accuser - who was without sin -- Jesus was her Savior not her accuser -- John 3 "He did not come to condemn the world but that the world through Him might be saved" --
So Jesus answered her unspoken thought "neither do I accuse thee - go and sin no more".
now you know.
It is important to realize that the story of the woman caught in adultery is almost certainly a later addition to the Gospel and therefore its authenticity is questionable. Most Bibles include this as a footnote and/or put the section in double brackets to show this.
Bible slicing-and-dicing not an acceptable method of Bible study for me.
That being said, how can you say "... the man is guilty and should be stoned as well.
The truth is the man is right there - he is one of the leaders who wants to stone her." How do you know this?
1. The Bible says both are guilty not just the woman in that case.
2. The text says both were caught - so both should have been on trial and/or under accusation.
3. The man is not being accused -- because he is one of the accusers.
There is no indication of what Jesus wrote on the ground. None.
Well what He writes causes the eldest among them to leave first - and one by one until all have run away. It is their sins because Jesus begins with "let him who is without sin cast the first stone" - and right then is when He begins to write ... their sins. They leave since they cannot cast not even the first stone
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