When Satan tempts his prey, he hides cause from effect, falsely promising short-term pleasure will offer much greater value than any long-term pain. This was the case both for the stone-hearted Pharisees and teachers of the law along with the sand-hearted woman caught in adultery. The accusers had operated in blind religious sin, the accused […]
The Woman Caught in Adultery: Temptation | Cause and Effect (John 8:7)
The Woman Caught in Adultery: Sand (John 8:6b)
Are you mistaking God’s mercy for license? This was the risk of the woman caught in adultery who the Pharisees and teachers of the law brought to Jesus to set a trap for Him. If He administered justice, He would break the Roman law that required a trial before capital punishment. If He demonstrated mercy, […]
The Woman Caught in Adultery: Guilt vs. Shame (John 8:5-6a)
Do you struggle with shame? Are you constantly feeling the pain of humiliation or distress caused by focusing on a past sin or foolish choice that has affected your life? It might stem from a misunderstanding of God’s heart of justice. The teachers of the law and the Pharisees saw God as judgmental. Consequently, they […]
The Woman Caught in Adultery: Stones (John 8:1-11)
Are you in a struggle to determine whether you apply justice or mercy in your interpersonal conflict? Jesus was presented with this dilemma when the Pharisees orchestrated a trap for Him with the woman caught in adultery. If He administered justice, He would break the Roman law that required a trial before capital punishment. If […]