The Law Of Moses Stated The Woman Was To Die By Stoning, Jesus forgave her Sin?
John 8:4-11KJV
4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
10 When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
You cannot claim Jesus broke the law surely? or encouraged anyone else to for that matter!
1 John 3
4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law:
for sin is the transgression of the law.
5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and i
n him is no sin.
Matthew 5
17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy,
but to fulfil.
18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
No He did not - could not- break the law, NOT even as an act of mercy.
He could not have been our sin offering, for a Jew to break a command of God is for a JEW TO SIN!
John 8 v 46
Which one of you convicts me of sin? (IE. BREAKING THE LAW)
Rather the phrases brought her for the specific purpose of TRICKING Jesus using the law.
4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him.
If he had said stone her, how was it a trick? What would they gain if he agreed with them?
Remember these were the supposed teachers and keepers of the law, they knew full well the requirements of such a law and they knew how to how to twist the law of God for their purposes. If it was so black and white in law, why did they expect him to fall at such a question?
The law demanded not that THE WOMAN caught IN THE ACT should be stoned to death - but that the man and the woman be stoned to death. As ever there must be evidence for the law to call someone guilty.... where was that man she committed the act with?
They did not bring him.
Deut 22
22
If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband
, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel.
23 If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;
24 Then
ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and
ye shall stone them with stones that they die
Jesus knew full well there that to stone her on her own was not the command.
The law always required evidence for the death penalty.
The evidence for the woman being caught in the act was not presented, only an accusation was presented.
WHERE WAS THE MAN SHE WAS CAUGHT WITH?
To say let her go, the phrases would have made him seem as if he was breaking the law, and if he said stone her, the pharasees would have said he was unrighteous to be willing to stone a woman on her own, without demanding they brought forth the man she committed adultery with as the law commanded.
They presented No evidence, no man was brought, so he was under no obligation by law to stone her. He broke no law. He was wise enough not to bother challenging them as he knew their motives, so simply put the matter of being a sinner on the table to reveal their hearts.
It is better to know the whole law than half of it, so that we can better understand why Jesus did and said what He did, living as a JEW UNDER LAW and speaking to JEWS UNDER LAW.