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He Ignored “Methods” Not Intended
To Help v. 1-7
“The Situation”
 The scribes & Pharisees placed Jesus on the
“horns of dilemma” v. 6
 Horn #1 stoning would violate Roman
law Jn. 18:31
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He Ignored “Methods” Not Intended
To Help v. 1-7
“The Situation”
 The scribes & Pharisees placed Jesus on the
“horns of dilemma” v. 6
Horn #2 letting her live would violate
Mosaic Law Lev. 20:10
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He Ignored “Methods” Not Intended
To Help v. 1-7
“The Situation”
 Jesus’ refusal to answer indicated His
disapproval of their “method” v. 7
 The woman was only a “pawn” to them
 How do we “handle sinners” today?
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He Emphasized Following The Word
of God v. 7-9
 When Jesus finally answered, the Jews
indicated their true motive
 Their hypocrisy has been exposed
 Witnesses cast the 1st stones Deut. 17:2-7
 Where was the adulterer? Lev. 20:10
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He Emphasized Following The Word
of God v. 7-9
 When Jesus finally answered, the Jews
indicated their true motive
Jesus encourages them to follow the Law’s
demands as long as they were not guilty
themselves Rom. 2:1-3
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He Emphasized Following The Word
of God v. 7-9
“whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge
another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the
same things. But we know that the judgment of God is
according to truth against those who practice such things.
And do you think this, O man, you who judge those practicing
such things, and doing the same, that you will escape the
judgment of God?”
Rom. 2:1-3
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He Emphasized Following The Word
of God v. 7-9
 Jesus reveals the only proper way to deal
with sin and sinners…
 We must be guided by God’s Word
 We must see how His Word addresses the
behavior in question & follow what it says
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He Desired Forgiveness Instead Of
Condemnation v. 9-11
This is why Jesus came to earth Jn. 3:17
The woman was guilty v. 3
Jesus knew her guilt Jn. 2:24-25
Jesus also knew the Law Deut. 17:6
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He Desired Forgiveness Instead Of
Condemnation v. 9-11
 As God in the flesh, He granted her
forgiveness v. 11
 Equivalent to her not being condemned
 Sometimes granted to others during His time
on earth Matt. 9:2 Lk. 23:43
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He Desired Forgiveness Instead Of
Condemnation v. 9-11
 Condemnation is what each of us
deserve because of our sin
 Forgiveness is God’s merciful gift
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He Desired Forgiveness Instead Of
Condemnation v. 9-11
“But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great
love with which He loved us, even when we were dead
in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by
grace you have been saved), and raised us up
together, and made us sit together in the heavenly
places in Christ Jesus, For by grace you have been
saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the
gift of God”
Eph. 2:4-8
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He Desired Forgiveness Instead Of
Condemnation v. 9-11
 When everything is stripped away, each
sinner is like this woman –
 Alone in her guilt before the Son of God
 Using His own “criteria” only Jesus was
qualified to judge her v. 7
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He Desired Forgiveness Instead Of
Condemnation v. 9-11
 When everything is stripped away, each
sinner is like this woman –
 He did not judge her for 2 reasons…
(1) He was not a witness
(2) He wanted to save her, not stone her
Notice the 2 ways this woman was treated:
The Jews
 Brought her in as a
captive
Jesus
 Set her free
 Used her as a “tool”
 Treated her as a
human being
 Only saw her “dark
past” v. 4
 Saw her “promising
future” v. 11
 Eager to stone her
 Ready to save her
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He Demanded Repentance v. 11
 Forgiveness is a “wasted gift” if the
pardoned sinner returns to the filth from
which he was cleansed 2 Pet. 2:20-22
 This woman was to “…sin no more”
(a change in her behavior)
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He Demanded Repentance v. 11
 The same is demanded of us today
 Repentance is necessary Lk. 13:3
 Not sinning should be our goal 1 Jn. 2:1
 God’s goodness (His Salvation, Mercy)
should lead us to repentance Rom. 2:4
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He Demanded Repentance v. 11
 The same is demanded of us today
 Our sorrow at being guilty of violating God’s
will & disappointing Him should motivate us
to repentance 2 Cor. 7:9-10
Conclusion
 An “illustration” at how cruel & cold man
can be to his fellow sinner…how tender &
compassionate is the sinless God
 We can and must follow this “formula
with modern-day sinners & their sin
 We’ll not use you as a “pawn”
•We're all in the same garden. I hope you're not eating from the wrong tree.
“We're all in the same
garden. I hope you're not
eating from the wrong tree”
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