Complete Forgiveness
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· 2 viewsWhen the accuser comes, and in some form He will come, there is complete forgiveness in the presence of the Savior.
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Introduction
Introduction
1 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.
2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
4 they say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
John 8:1-
When the accuser comes, and in some form He will come, there is complete forgiveness in the presence of the savior.
Condemned
Condemned
Christ Teaching was Condemned
Christ Teaching was Condemned
1 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.
2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
Jesus came to teach and make the Father known.
John 8:1-2
Accusers, and by way of reality hypocrites, love to interrupt truth with distraction. It is usually a ploy to distract from their own issues.
She was Condemned
She was Condemned
John 8:1-
3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
4 they say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
John 8:3
It was early in the morning, and they brought this woman out to destroy her and to destroy Jesus.
The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel according to John Excursus: The Woman Caught in Adultery (7:53–8:11)
Adultery is not a sin one commits in splendid isolation: one wonders why the man was not brought with her. Either he was fleeter of foot than she, and escaped, leaving her to face hostile accusers on her own; or the accusers themselves were sufficiently chauvinistic to focus exclusively on the woman.
Christ was Condemned
Christ was Condemned
5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
The pharisees sought to distract with their agenda.
The pharisees sought to distract with their agenda.
They had no love for Christ, just hatred! They begin to flatter Him by calling Him Master. Exalting Christ to lure Him into their trap. Their desire had nothing to do with what was right, just to destroy. This is how agenda driven people operate. It is not about Christ, His Word and His will. It is about theirs. So consequently to what level have they elevated themselves?
In attempt to spiritualize their hatred for Christ, they bring in the law of Moses.
Jesus was trapped either way!
Jesus response was to ignore them. See how far they wanted to take this.
Christ Was Condemned
Christ Was Condemned
Christ’s Teaching Was Condemned
Christ’s Teaching Was Condemned
Confronted
Confronted
7 So when they continued asking him, he lift up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
John 8:7
They continued asking and pressing Christ for an answer.
Truth always brings a person face to face with their sin.
Truth always brings a person face to face with their sin.
Hypocrisy hates truth about themselves. Here, Christ does not even need to list out their sin. It is clear that they are guilty of the same sin and unable/unqualified to punish this woman.
The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel according to John Excursus: The Woman Caught in Adultery (7:53–8:11)
This is a direct reference to Deuteronomy 13:9; 17:7 (cf. Lv. 24:14)—the witnesses of the crime must be the first to throw the stones, and they must not be participants in the crime itself.
28 but I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel according to John Excursus: The Woman Caught in Adultery (7:53–8:11)
Jesus’ simple condition, without calling into question the Mosaic code, cuts through the double standard and drives hard to reach the conscience.
Most accusers cannot handle their own sin.
Conviction came through what they already knew about themselves.
Conviction came through what they already knew about themselves.
8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel according to John Excursus: The Woman Caught in Adultery (7:53–8:11)
Many manuscripts specifically say that the accusers were ‘convicted by their own conscience’ (AV), but their stunned departure testifies as much. Those who had come to shame Jesus now leave in shame. When
Even a hypocrite can respond to conviction.
When confronted with our sin, it should cause us to abandon pursuing other’s sin.
When confronted with our sin, it should cause us to abandon pursuing other’s sin.
37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
1 Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.
3 And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
6 who will render to every man according to his deeds:
7 to them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
8 but unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
9 tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
10 but glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
Dealing with other people’s problems and not your own, just causes massive implosions throughout your life.
Completely Forgiven
Completely Forgiven
10 When Jesus had lift up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
Who is Left to Condemn?
Who is Left to Condemn?
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Are you condemning yourself?
Are you condemning yourself?
19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence towards God.
The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel according to John Excursus: The Woman Caught in Adultery (7:53–8:11)
Regardless of the exigencies of the law of Moses, in this instance Jesus says neither do I condemn you. The confidence and personal absoluteness of Jesus’ words not only call to mind that Jesus came not to condemn but to save (3:17; 12:47), but prompt us to remember the Synoptic accounts that assign Jesus, like God himself, the right to forgive sin (Mt. 9:1–8 par.). The proper response to mercy received on account of past sins is purity in the future. NIV’s leave your life of sin establishes the point directly, even if the expression almost paints the woman as an habitual whore (though the Greek bears no such overtones).
Conclusion
Conclusion
I John 3:
21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence towards God.
There are two types of religious people:
Hypocritical accuser
Contrite and humble follower of Christ.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
No matter which you are, God is confronting you. Will you respond by walking off and being the same you were before? Or will you respond by having a humble and contrite heart before the Lord?
When the accuser comes, and in some form He will come, there is complete forgiveness in the presence of the savior.