This Lesson Jesus Taught Is Really Needed Today

​John 8:3-11 - 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 in the Law 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 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."… 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."  NASU 

• Jesus Did Not Condemn Them 

What? Wait a minute Serago, you used the wrong pronoun. You should have said, "Jesus Did Not Condemn Her."
 
No, I used the correct pronoun. Do you have your ears on and your eyes open? He didn't condemn "her" that is correct, BUT He didn't condemn them. The Scribes and the Pharisees weren't condemned by Jesus either.
 
They should have been condemned by Jesus just as much as she should have been condemned, but that wasn't the scribes and Pharisee's plan.

They didn't care about this lady one iota.

What they wanted was Jesus. They want His head on the proverbial platter like John the Baptist's head.
 
This was nothing but a fake case, a trap if you will that they brought to Jesus. They knew the law. If they were really interested in justice, they would have brought both parties involved, but they weren't interested in justice.
 
They were interested in destroying Jesus. The One who made them look bad because He was Righteous.
 
What they wanted was to catch Him in one of their traps.

The only problem was they didn't realize who they were trying to trap. This was not some ordinarily person. This was Jesus Christ, The Word, Emmanuel, God in the flesh.
 
These guys were in way over their heads and didn't even know it. 

• What Is Interesting Is 

Jesus never condemned the Scribes and the Pharisees.
 
They were just as guilty as she was and maybe more so. They were trying to destroy an innocent man's life through fraudulent means. They thought they were so smart. They thought they had Jesus trapped in a corner with their "…what then do You say?"
 
Can you see the look on their faces?

They are so proud of themselves. They have brought this woman to Jesus and then slammed the Word of God in His face ("Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women;).
 
They believe they have Jesus between a rock and a hard place.

The text says they persisted in asking Him what He would do.

They didn't ask once they "persisted" in asking Him what should be done to this woman? All the while they knew it was a trap so they could have some evidence to really accuse Him.
 
So when He answers them. They are shocked, dumbfounded and stuck in their tracks. I can hear them now saying over and over again "What did He say?".
 
They don't know how to answer Him. They slowly start walking away one by one from the oldest one on down until no one was remaining except Jesus and the woman. 

• Wow! 

How many times have we wanted someone condemned?
 
When in reality if we were like Jesus we wouldn't want anyone condemned. We would want people to be saved from an eternity in Hell.
 
This past year I witnessed a lot of people wanting former President Donald Trump condemned.

I understand the worldly people wanting him condemned but what really bewildered me was listening to the rhetoric from Christians wanting him to be condemned.
 
The people that brought him to trial weren't interested in justice any more than the Scribes and Pharisees were. They had an agenda but it didn't work. 75 million Americans saw through the hypocrisy and voted for Donald Trump.
 
As a Christian I hope you will not get caught up in condemning people. We are to be like Jesus. We are to tell people "I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on sin no more."
 
When you think about it shouldn't we be condemned because we have all sinned and have fallen short of the glory of God?
 
I know this for sure. Gary A. Serago should be condemned because he has sinned and has fallen short of God's glory on more than one occasion.
 
So if you have never sinned then go ahead and condemn everyone, throw all the stones you want, BUT if you want to be like Jesus who truly never did sin you won't be condemning anyone.
 
Think About These:
 
No one should judge another person by what that person's enemies say about him.
 
We usually judge things, not as they are, but as we are.
 
Be sure to judge yourself before you judge others.

Stay Pumped,
 
Gary A. Serago

Minister of God's Word