He Ignored “Methods” Not Intended To Help v. 1-7

“The Situation” The scribes & Pharisees placed Jesus on the

“horns of dilemma” v. 6Horn #1 stoning would violate Roman

law Jn. 18:31

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He Ignored “Methods” Not Intended To Help v. 1-7

“The Situation” The scribes & Pharisees placed Jesus on the

“horns of dilemma” v. 6Horn #2 letting her live would violate

Mosaic Law Lev. 20:10

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He Ignored “Methods” Not Intended To Help v. 1-7

“The Situation” Jesus’ refusal to answer indicated His

disapproval of their “method” v. 7 The woman was only a “pawn” to them How do we “handle sinners” today?

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He Emphasized Following The Wordof God v. 7-9 When Jesus finally answered, the Jews

indicated their true motive Their hypocrisy has been exposed Witnesses cast the 1st stones Deut. 17:2-7 Where was the adulterer? Lev. 20:10

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2 He Emphasized Following The Wordof God v. 7-9 When Jesus finally answered, the Jews

indicated their true motiveJesus encourages them to follow the Law’s

demands as long as they were not guilty themselves Rom. 2:1-3

2 He Emphasized Following The Wordof God v. 7-9“whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge

another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things. And do you think this, O man, you who judge those practicing such things, and doing the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?”

Rom. 2:1-3

2 He Emphasized Following The Wordof God v. 7-9 Jesus reveals the only proper way to deal

with sin and sinners… We must be guided by God’s Word We must see how His Word addresses the

behavior in question & follow what it says

He Desired Forgiveness Instead OfCondemnation v. 9-11 This is why Jesus came to earth Jn. 3:17 The woman was guilty v. 3 Jesus knew her guilt Jn. 2:24-25 Jesus also knew the Law Deut. 17:6

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3 He Desired Forgiveness Instead OfCondemnation v. 9-11 As God in the flesh, He granted her

forgiveness v. 11 Equivalent to her not being condemned Sometimes granted to others during His time

on earth Matt. 9:2 Lk. 23:43

3 He Desired Forgiveness Instead OfCondemnation v. 9-11 Condemnation is what each of us

deserve because of our sin Forgiveness is God’s merciful gift

3 He Desired Forgiveness Instead OfCondemnation v. 9-11“But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great

love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God” Eph. 2:4-8

3 He Desired Forgiveness Instead OfCondemnation v. 9-11 When everything is stripped away, each

sinner is like this woman – Alone in her guilt before the Son of God Using His own “criteria” only Jesus was

qualified to judge her v. 7

3 He Desired Forgiveness Instead OfCondemnation v. 9-11 When everything is stripped away, each

sinner is like this woman – He did not judge her for 2 reasons…

(1) He was not a witness (2) He wanted to save her, not stone her

Notice the 2 ways this woman was treated:

The Jews Brought her in as a

captive

Used her as a “tool”

Only saw her “dark past” v. 4

Eager to stone her

Jesus Set her free

Treated her as a human being

Saw her “promising future” v. 11

Ready to save her

He Demanded Repentance v. 11 Forgiveness is a “wasted gift” if the

pardoned sinner returns to the filth from which he was cleansed 2 Pet. 2:20-22

This woman was to “…sin no more” (a change in her behavior)

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4 He Demanded Repentance v. 11 The same is demanded of us today

Repentance is necessary Lk. 13:3 Not sinning should be our goal 1 Jn. 2:1 God’s goodness (His Salvation, Mercy)

should lead us to repentance Rom. 2:4

4 He Demanded Repentance v. 11 The same is demanded of us today

Our sorrow at being guilty of violating God’s will & disappointing Him should motivate us to repentance 2 Cor. 7:9-10

Conclusion An “illustration” at how cruel & cold man

can be to his fellow sinner…how tender & compassionate is the sinless God

We can and must follow this “formula with modern-day sinners & their sin We’ll not use you as a “pawn”

“We're all in the same garden. I hope you're not

eating from the wrong tree”

•We're all in the same garden. I hope you're not eating from the wrong tree.

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