Let the One Among You Who is Without Sin Be the First to Throw a Stone at Her

Making Friends With The Lord Jesus · Apr 5, 2025 · 16m

Truly, this gospel of today is one of the most moving in the life of Jesus. Are we to condemn the adulteress caught in the act of adultery? Off the cuff, we might say we would. It is so easy to condemn the others, to write them off, to focus on their weaknesses and faults, etc. Are we to be self-righteous in judging them, while we let ourselves off the hook so easily? The enemies of Jesus brought this poor adulteress to His presence: Big sinner in front of Purity Itself! They posed this problem to Him. Are we to stone this woman for having committed the crime of adultery? They only wanted to…