I was reading the passage on John 8: 1-11 of the Bible. It's about a woman caught in adultery by the people. She was brought to Christ who was then teaching before a lot of people. Those who brought the woman aimed to look for a cause to accuse Christ .... and to shame the woman.
I was watching the New Tribes Mission's presentation of the Creation, which is part of the project given to me to interpret on the paper, when I thought about the passage. Two images are playing on my mind at one time : the video of the Creation and the passage... I can imagine the scene, noting in my mind that Christ wrote on the ground while the woman's accusers were talking to Him about the woman. So cool is our Savior.. I thought.
And then with a calm voice, He said - " He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her." and continued writing on the ground.
I wonder what Jesus was writing on the ground?
- the woman's sin?
-the people's sin?
or my name? Hahaha
The passage said, the people who are accusing the woman left. Even the very ones who are listening to Jesus' teachings, left! And there were only the woman and Jesus.
"Where are your accusers? Has no one condemned you?" Jesus asked.
" No man, Lord." She said
"Go and sin no more." Jesus answered.
The video reached the point, presenting Eve eating the forbidden fruit and their eyes were opened. From that point, all men started to become sinners. The video opened up to that presentation with :
" God created man out of His great love. He created us to love Him and part of that great love is His giving us the freedom to choose."
Sin has made man accusers and judges. Even our own conscience judge us and accuse us. No one has ever made a perfect life, a perfect attitude, a perfect relationship, a perfect him...
When we commit an evil or a wrong doing.. the tendency is always to seek punishment, be punished or be accused.
Will the hurt never end?
God gave us the freedom to choose, and God gave us also the help if we can no longer hold on because of our choices. That's what I think, is what He wrote on the ground---- a new law! A law setting us free from the punishment of the Law of Moses. The new law Jesus expressed by saying:
" He who has no sin among you, let him cast the first stone at her."
Jesus didn't condemned the woman, He just forgave her and told her... " Go and sin no more."
You might say-- the woman never asked forgiveness.
Oh, her silence in the midst of shame was enough to admit that she was wrong.She never contests the people's claim. She was ready to accept the stones.
God's unconditional love gave us the freedom to choose. But has His forgiving, longing arms always waiting for us to come back and willing to accept us no matter how grievous our sin may be. His law of love and forgiveness, defies all law !
