“Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more” John 8:11b [NKJV]
How do we treat our neighbour, friend, family member? How many times have we held a grudge, given someone the silent treatment or refused to listen?
Yet Jesus said:
"Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her." Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground. At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there.” John 8: 7b-9[TNIV]
Have we condemned our neighbour or friend?
Jesus will not condemn but he does say “go and sin no more”.
We have received forgiveness as a result of repentance, we are accepted, we are not condemned, but we are commanded to go and sin no more.
So in our forgiveness of others how do we respond?
How are we challenged today to forgive but not condemn?
Glenn Lowde (first published in 2008)
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