"Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, 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."
Today's lesson is one that very clearly denounces the hypocritical actions of those among today's "Christian" society who think themselves qualified to judge the "sins" of others. This lesson should stand as a warning to us all.
The entire point of the quote is that there are NONE among us who are in a position of righteousness so as to pass judgment against others as Jesus so aptly demonstrated with the woman and her accusers.
Jesus made it clear that in order for any of those Jews to judge the actions of that woman, they were required to be totally without sin themselves, NONE were.
Paul made it very clear that there is sin within us all; "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God". (Romans 18-23)
As a matter of fact in Romans 2:1-3 Paul clearly warns of the condemnation that awaits those who take it upon themselves to pass judgment against others: "Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things. And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?"
Our mission as born again members of Christ's Church is to accurately teach the gospel of Jesus Christ to as many people as will listen and to live our lives in accordance with that gospel.
If those around us choose to be disobedient of God's will and to defy that divine will entirely, by doing all manner of things we might judge to be "sins", it is none of our business, God has already passed judgment on them all.
As Paul said, in essence, if we pass judgment against ANY "sinner", we are guilty of those same sins and will bring condemnation upon ourselves.~
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