John 8:1-6
Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say?” This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear.
John 8:7-11
So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.” And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?” She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.” (NKJV)
Love takes a passage such as this one and encourages us to imagine what the Bible left out. What was Jesus’ writing?
“Messiah loves sinners.“
MMessiah loves sinners, a reference to Jesus, showed God’s love for a couple of different reasons. First of all, it showed that Jesus loved the woman caught in the midst of adultery. Her accusers stood by as Jesus asked, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.” One by one, the accusers dropped their stones. Anyone who had a rock left in their hand was basically saying he was without sin. That’s why Jesus’ writing said “Messiah loves sinners.” Simply put, if you drop your stone, you admit that you sin too and that Messiah Christ, loves you.
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good insight!