Go and Sin No More

John 8:3-11 (ESV)

³ The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst ⁴ they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. ⁵ Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?” ⁶ This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. ⁷ 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.” ⁸ And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground. ⁹ But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. ¹⁰ Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” ¹¹ She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.”

When have you been caught in sin and faced voices of accusation?  We can trust that only Jesus is able to determine our fate. When the accuser drops one of the redeemed at Jesus' feet for sentencing, it is by His authority that we are declared innocent and free. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord. Jesus will scatter the enemies that cry out for us to be stoned, rejected, and bound forever. There is no condemnation for us in Christ Jesus. We are free! Go and sin no more!