Originally posted by DoctorScribblesOnly as a point of policy, did He enter the conversation regarding the adultress. Had they not asked His opinion as He crouched down writing in the dirt, they likely would have stoned her without so much as an objection from Him.
He stuck up for the adulteress.
You really think he would have let them -- those purporting to be his alleged Rock, acting in his name -- have at Copernicus?
His rendering of judgment threw it right back in their laps, and was certainly not a defense, per se, of the adultress. It was an indictment on their self-righteous blindness/deafness to their own sin-stained hearts.
To the woman, He eventually said, go and sin no more.
Originally posted by FreakyKBHBut isn't Jesus a model of perfect behavior? Are we to infer that it is correct to stand by idly while women are stoned for adultery, unless consulted for our opinion?
Only as a point of policy, did He enter the conversation regarding the adultress. Had they not asked His opinion as He crouched down writing in the dirt, they likely would have stoned her without so much as an objection from Him.
His rendering of judgment threw it right back in their laps, and was certainly not a defense, per se, of the adultress. It ...[text shortened]... ness to their own sin-stained hearts.
To the woman, He eventually said, go and sin no more.
Originally posted by DoctorScribblesHis thinking was the perfect model for our thinking. Only He was qualified for His behavior. For us to follow suit would be disaterous.
But isn't Jesus a model of perfect behavior? Are we to infer that it is correct to stand by idly while women are stoned for adultery, unless consulted for our opinion?