Emmy Warren

There was a there was a selfless, a selfishness that was being taken in place. And so what's Jesus's response? We see that they say, God, Jesus, now what do you say? They were using this as a trap in order to have a basis for accusing him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. When they kept questioning him, he straightened up to them.

There was a there was a selfless, a selfishness that was being taken in place. And so what's Jesus's response? We see that they say, God, Jesus, now what do you say? They were using this as a trap in order to have a basis for accusing him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. When they kept questioning him, he straightened up to them.

Let any of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her. And he stooped down and wrote on the ground.

Let any of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her. And he stooped down and wrote on the ground.

the pharisees tried to push jesus into a corner jesus didn't answer them and started right on the ground twice and this is one of the more like theological debates and mysteries that is into the gospels because we hear that jesus was writing on the ground but we don't know what he was saying some people believe that he was writing the law or that he was writing the sins that they have committed and and was kind of there's just like a lot of different theories as to what

the pharisees tried to push jesus into a corner jesus didn't answer them and started right on the ground twice and this is one of the more like theological debates and mysteries that is into the gospels because we hear that jesus was writing on the ground but we don't know what he was saying some people believe that he was writing the law or that he was writing the sins that they have committed and and was kind of there's just like a lot of different theories as to what

jesus was writing and they were persistent in questioning him and pushing him in a corner and finally he responded respectfully and then went back to the ground and wrote and nobody knows what he was writing and then he says in john chapter 8 verse 7 let any of you who is without sin be the first to throw the stone at her Which is so funny because Jesus said, y'all could throw up a stone.

jesus was writing and they were persistent in questioning him and pushing him in a corner and finally he responded respectfully and then went back to the ground and wrote and nobody knows what he was writing and then he says in john chapter 8 verse 7 let any of you who is without sin be the first to throw the stone at her Which is so funny because Jesus said, y'all could throw up a stone.

Like y'all can kill this woman. You have full permission. But to those who are without sin, if you have not sinned, be my guest. Pick up a stone and cast it upon this woman. But if any of you has sinned, you do not have the authority to put this woman to death. And so what starts happening? They start going out one by one.

Like y'all can kill this woman. You have full permission. But to those who are without sin, if you have not sinned, be my guest. Pick up a stone and cast it upon this woman. But if any of you has sinned, you do not have the authority to put this woman to death. And so what starts happening? They start going out one by one.

And Jesus never said for this woman to be correct and let alone did he justify her actions. Instead of passing a sentence onto this woman, Jesus passed a sentence onto the accusers. And in this very incident, they had greater sin and greater guilt. And Jesus exposed a common sin we tend to wrestle with. And it's a desire to punish the sins of others while ignoring our own sin.

And Jesus never said for this woman to be correct and let alone did he justify her actions. Instead of passing a sentence onto this woman, Jesus passed a sentence onto the accusers. And in this very incident, they had greater sin and greater guilt. And Jesus exposed a common sin we tend to wrestle with. And it's a desire to punish the sins of others while ignoring our own sin.

And that's a problem that we see even to this day. We have a desire to punish others. We have a desire to crucify others and put them on a cross and be quick to point fingers. But there's a lack of a desire to deal with our own sinful desires and deal with the thorn of our flesh and to deal with the things that are wrestling against our spirit.

And that's a problem that we see even to this day. We have a desire to punish others. We have a desire to crucify others and put them on a cross and be quick to point fingers. But there's a lack of a desire to deal with our own sinful desires and deal with the thorn of our flesh and to deal with the things that are wrestling against our spirit.

But rather, there's an urgency to deal with other people's problems. So instead of Jesus passing the judgment upon that woman for your sake, he actually passes judgment upon you to deal with your problems before you have the audacity to cast a stone upon somebody you're just as sinful as.

But rather, there's an urgency to deal with other people's problems. So instead of Jesus passing the judgment upon that woman for your sake, he actually passes judgment upon you to deal with your problems before you have the audacity to cast a stone upon somebody you're just as sinful as.

And so the reason as to why we have a hard time forgiving others is because we fail to see that we are just as sinful. Maybe we didn't commit the same act or maybe we didn't do the same exact verbatim thing. But we have sinned. The word says that all have fallen short from the glory of God. And so is there someone who falls further or have we all fallen? And where does grace come into play?

And so the reason as to why we have a hard time forgiving others is because we fail to see that we are just as sinful. Maybe we didn't commit the same act or maybe we didn't do the same exact verbatim thing. But we have sinned. The word says that all have fallen short from the glory of God. And so is there someone who falls further or have we all fallen? And where does grace come into play?

Because Jesus didn't excuse this woman and what she did. And God is not saying, hey, you're perfectly fine because you committed adultery. That's not what Jesus is saying. Instead, God, Jesus, excuse me. I keep saying God and Jesus. Jesus instead passed judgment upon the accusers Instead of passing or allowing them to pass their self-righteous embedded judgment onto this woman.

Because Jesus didn't excuse this woman and what she did. And God is not saying, hey, you're perfectly fine because you committed adultery. That's not what Jesus is saying. Instead, God, Jesus, excuse me. I keep saying God and Jesus. Jesus instead passed judgment upon the accusers Instead of passing or allowing them to pass their self-righteous embedded judgment onto this woman.