Wednesday Devo
Scripture:
John 8:9-11
9 When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by one, beginning with the oldest, until only Jesus was left in the middle of the crowd with the woman. 10 Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, “Where are your accusers? Didn’t even one of them condemn you?”
11 “No, Lord,” she said.
And Jesus said, “Neither do I. Go and sin no more.”
9 When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by one, beginning with the oldest, until only Jesus was left in the middle of the crowd with the woman. 10 Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, “Where are your accusers? Didn’t even one of them condemn you?”
11 “No, Lord,” she said.
And Jesus said, “Neither do I. Go and sin no more.”
Commentary:
7:53–8:11 There is considerable doubt that this story is part of John’s original Gospel, for it is absent from all of the oldest manuscripts. But there is nothing in it unworthy of sound doctrine. It seems best to view the story as something that probably happened during Jesus’ ministry but that was not originally part of what John wrote in his Gospel. Therefore it should not be considered as part of Scripture and should not be used as the basis for building any point of doctrine unless confirmed in Scripture.
Questions:
- Jesus told the religious leaders to go ahead and cast the stones... IF they were without sin. No one did, and they all walked off. But this isn't the end of the story! Jesus, who had just shown this woman an incredible amount of grace, tells her to "go and sin no more." He's not just excusing her sin. He forgives her, but he's also calling out her sin into a better life. He's telling her that he's not overlooking her sin. He's telling her TRUTH in LOVE. It's truth that GUIDES us. Christians today have the tendency to excuse the sin. We want to be seen as loving and not judgmental. We need to be people of grace, but what are the dangers of neglecting to stand up for truth?
- Some of us can tend to err too far on the side of grace and neglect the truth. Others are too heavy on truth and show no grace. What about you? What is your tendency? How can you bring more balance in order to follow Jesus' example?
Prayer Topics:
- That you would follow Jesus' example of being full of grace and truth.
- That you would never fall too heavily on one side or another.
This Week's City 7:
Try to commit to memory!
3. Why did Jesus have to die on the cross? Since “all have sinned” and the “wages of sin is death,” Jesus had to die on the cross to pay the fine for my sin so I could be right with God.
(Romans 3:23, 5:8, 6:21-23, 2 Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 2:1-6; Colossians 1:13-14, 21-22)
(Romans 3:23, 5:8, 6:21-23, 2 Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 2:1-6; Colossians 1:13-14, 21-22)
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