No Condemnation

Today's reading comes from John 8:1-11. In the Gospels, Jesus always encountered two crowds:
1) The Religious Crowd and 2) The Rejected Crowd. The Religious Crowd had convinced themselves that they were saved and accepted by God. The Rejected Crowd were those who were convinced of their lostness and unworthiness. Well, true to the case, that is what we see here: a self-righteous religious crowd and a rejected woman. Reread the story, and then I want you to notice three things:

1. Notice the way sinners treat sinners: Brutally
Pharisees could tell you everything that was wrong with everybody else and everything right
about themselves. That's the way it is with Pharisees, wherever you meet them, whether in the 1st century or the 21st century. Rock throwing, sin sniffing, fault finding always takes place in the lives of people who do not understand grace.

2. Notice the way the Law treats sinners: Condemningly
The Law says you must die. The Law is good, just and pure. It's perfect. But we can't live up to
it. Jesus keeps the Law perfectly; therefore when you place your faith in Him, He imputes His righteousness to you. "For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved." -John 3:17.

3. Notice how the Savior treats sinners: Mercifully
"Woman where are those thine accusers? Hath no man condemned thee? She said, 'No man Lord.' And Jesus said unto her, 'Neither do I condemn thee; go and sin no more.'"

What did Paul say? "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." Rom.8:1 Praise God!