In this powerful story we see Jesus demonstrating God's love of freeing people from condemnation, guilt and sin. As Jesus continues to teach the crowds at the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem, His enemies devise a trap to undermine Him and destroy His ministry. As they demand He judge a woman caught in adultery, He instead judges them by exposing their guilt. When the accusers have all left, Jesus then addresses the woman. In a fulfilment of the wonderful words He spoke to Nicodemus in John 3:16-17, He freed her from condemnation, but also commanded her to leave her sinful lifestyle behind.
This message deals with the continuing saga of the religious leaders and their ignorant judgement about Jesus which provoked this attack; and how we can be guilty of the same sort of behaviour. It also deals with our treatment of sin in ourselves and others, and encourages us to move beyond condemnation and toward freedom.
