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3/11/18

Gospel people, not religious people

In John 8, they tried to trap Jesus. Jesus righteously responded with Gospel rather than religion.

And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, "Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her."
John 8:7 ESV

On the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses the one who is to die shall be put to death; a person shall not be put to death on the evidence of one witness. The hand of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So you shall purge the evil from your midst.
Deuteronomy 17:6‭-‬7 ESV

What NOT to do with this passage:
Religious people spend more time pointing out other people's sin rather than repenting from there own.

Responding to people through lens of religion rather than the lens of the Gospel, hurts people.

Rom 3:23, all have sinned, fallen short of the glory of God.

Don't rationalize your sinful decisions
- Conviction of sin is a gift from God
And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment:
John 16:8 ESV

Don't reject that "you are the woman" that needs redemption
- we are guilty, ashamed, naked and guilty

Some when they are confronted with sin, they turn away from Jesus and continue in sin. Scribes and Pharisees.
- God's judgment is to let them go
Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves,
Romans 1:24 ESV
- God's mercy is the gospel, receive forgiveness and restoration. Go and sin no more.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes
Romans 1:16 ESV

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