The Pharisees wanted to put Jesus Christ between the sword and the wall!

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Dear Community! Dear friends!

In the Gospel of John 8, we have a moving scene from the life of Jesus: the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery. According to the Law of Moses, such people were to be stoned.

"They took advantage of the situation, to leave the Christ in an embarrassing situation:" Teacher, what are we going to do about that woman, forgive her or stone her, as our law mandates?

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For the scribes and Pharisees, it was an opportunity to prove Jesus' fidelity to the demands of the Law.

For Jesus, it was the opportunity to reveal God's attitude towards sin and the sinner.
They asked the Master: "What do you say?" (Jn 8,4).

El Salvador does something absolutely unprecedented, not foreseen in the old law: it does not pronounce a sentence but, after a silent pause, a moment of really emotional tension, both on the part of the accusers and the defendant, simply states: "Who of among you do not have sin, be the first to throw a stone at him "(Jn 8,7).

All men are sinners; so no one has the right to fall in love to be a judge of others. Only one has that right: the Innocent One, the Lord, but he does not even use it, preferring to exercise His Savior power: "Nobody condemned you ... I do not condemn you either, you can go, and from now on do not sin anymore "(Jn 8, 10-11). Only Christ, who came to give his life for the salvation of sinners, can free the woman from her sin and say: "Do not sin again.

By saying: He who is without sin among you, throw the first stone; It was as if Jesus had removed the cover of each one's conscience; Jesus knew what was in each one's heart.

The silence became heavy and unbearable; the older ones began to withdraw in silence, perhaps out of fear that Jesus would begin to dig in his past life, to see if they were truly sinless, without that sin which in the Decalogue was called "to desire the wife of the neighbor". It was the silence, not the fact that Jesus wrote on the ground that left them restless.

Did not anyone condemn you? "Jesus says to the woman, she answers: Nobody, Lord! And Jesus: I do not condemn you, go and do not sin again.

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Christ is the only one without sin; the only one therefore, who could throw the first stone, but renounce the right to condemn because, like the Father, he does not want the death of the sinner, but convert and live "(Ez 33,11). have infused!

We can be sure: the experience of that forgiveness, of that infinite understanding on the part of Jesus, resumed that woman, filled her heart with the experience of a new love, so different from the one who had deceived her in her adultery.

What does the episode of the adulteress tell us, today's Christians?



This Gospel touches at the root of many of our customs. True, we do not take stones against our neighbor; The civil law prohibits! But the mud itself, the criticism yes. How much lama is undone in the following in certain conversations between friends! If someone in our circle of knowledge weakens or gives rise to conversations, then it falls on him, like those Pharisees; but not because evil is sincerely detested (he is sometimes envious!), but because the sinner detests himself; because of the contrast with their behavior, unconsciously, we want to make our own shine: I thank, my God, that I am not like others, said the Pharisee in the temple.

"Whoever of you is without sin, throw the first stone ..."


For which you are inexcusable, oh man, whoever you are that you judge; for in what you judge another, you condemn yourself; because you who judge do the same.

Romans 2: 1


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We mice won't be throwing any stones Brother Emilio. Good post.

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Hahaha! Dear snnifscurry! Thanks for stopping by here.

@sniffnscurry so funny.. hahaha. they both will enjoy now.

The Pharisees were the ultimate expression of hypocrisy, they felt the ability to judge others as if they were perfect, yet Jesus confronted them. Today is a good day to ask ourselves if we really have the authority to judge others: I have never lied, I have not offended, I have not forgiven, I have been ungrateful, I have not had mercy, I have no good relationship in my house, with my husband Do I live in sin? .Jesus brought a new opportunity to sinners so they can start a new life through repentance and forgiveness. Guilt can never be a reason to take away the hope of the sinner. And who does not need another opportunity?

And the best part is that Jesus always raises us when we are humble and recognize our lack. Blessings @sc-v

Greetings @emiliocabrera. Valuable delivery of moral and spiritual conscience that you bring us with this teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ. Who are we to judge others?

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Blessings brother

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Wow! excellent brother image @ulisesfl17, grant me use right so I can also use it hahaha

Good comment. Thanks for passing.

very well your reflection and reminder, friend emilio, of that lesson Jesus gave us at that crucial moment, when they let him judge and decide the future of that woman, since many of us judge sometimes or there are cases that always without thinking that We are imperfect and maybe we have done things equal or worse than the people we judge. There is a popular saying that says something like that, and it excuses me if it is not textual: when you point a finger, four are pointing to you. As always your posts are very enriching and reflective, many congratulations, and of course waiting for the next one.

Thank you my dear Maria! I like that concept: while pointing to someone with a finger, the rest of them point to ourselves and the thumb points to God. Greetings and blessings

For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. If He doesn't hold the sinners to their sins, who are we to hold the sins against them. Great reminder post.

Thanks you @praz735u5

We should try as much as possible to assess ourselves before assessing our neighbours. For all us are within God's grace!

And his grace is sufficient for all those who invoke him. Thank you

great message beloved brother @emiliocabrera Christians today should be more like Jesus and less like the Pharisees, in pointing and judging because the only judge is God and as you put in the post.

By saying: He who is free from sin among you throws the first stone; It was as if Jesus had removed the cover of each one's conscience; Jesus knew what was in each one's heart.

Excellent Brother @mosdad, And God wants that, that we are more like Jesus and less like the Pharisees.

Good message, my brother. Blessings Certainly we should give up self-righteousness and be what the Lord teaches us: simple, humble and honest. Actually walking with each other.

Amen my brother! Thanks for reading and commenting. God bless you! regards