John 7:53-8:11 n [The Message]

Today we take a little NT break and focus on a passage/event from the Life of Christ.

Although this passage is noted as missing from the earliest Greek manuscripts of the NT, it includes some concepts that seem to be part of our understanding of Christ’s ability to forgive sin. It’s about the woman taken in the act of adultery … possibly Mary the sister of Lazarus …and how Jesus diverted the shame-aim from her to her accusers. He wrote in the dirt while the pious religious leaders taunted Him about what should be done to her. Jesus said, “Whoever of you is without sin, cast the first stone.”

He went on to announce to them that HE was the Light of Life. Was He focusing His Light upon their sin, maybe exposing them in the writing in the dirt?

Nothing is hidden from Christ’s Spiritual Searchlight. All is exposed. WE hide. He exposes. His exposure is not intended to destroy us but to eliminate through forgiveness the sins which so easily beset us.

He said, “Walk in the Light as I am in the Light.” [1 John 1:7]