One of the most interesting stories in the Bible is found in John 8:3-12. As Jesus was chilling on the Mount of Olives, some crazy scribes and Pharisees from a nearby town brought a woman to Him and demanded the approval to stone her. Why? Because she committed adultery; a very wicked sin indeed. But instead of immediately verbally responding, Jesus knelt down and started drawing in the dirt. Now those crazy scribes and Pharisees were getting annoyed with Jesus' silent treatment, so they kept asking and demanding answers like a bunch of little kids. Jesus finally, calmly, said, "Listen, fellas, He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first."
BOOM.
And then one by one, they left because they were butt-hurt, judgy babies.
When Jesus and the woman were the only ones left, He asked her, "Has no one condemned you?" to which she replied, "No one, Lord." Then Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more."
A couple of lessons can be drawn from this passage:
1. Quit judging and being hypocritical of someone for their flaws, but,
2. Thanks to God's great love and grace, we can have forgiveness of our shortcomings.
We, as humans, are definitely not expected to be perfect; we are expected to make mistakes from time to time. Jesus came to die a cruel death for the reasons in the sentence above. Sometimes it's hard not to single out and address sin in a person other than ourselves because everyone is better than everyone, right? Well, the scribes and Pharisees sure thought so. But Jesus put them in their place AND forgave the woman. AND THEN, later in the chapter, the scribes and Pharisees began to throw rocks at Jesus.
Think about if some or all of the overly dramatic scribes and Pharisees had realized they had done the woman and Jesus wrong but decided to ask for forgiveness from Jesus. He would have accepted and forgiven them, and they could begin living the greatest life one possibly could: the Christian life.
Jesus gives the replication of true love. No matter what trials you're facing or whatever sinful thing you've done, God is always willing and ready to pour His great love on you, if only you give your life to Him. I promise you, you won't regret it.
"I (Jesus) am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." (John 8:12)
