Question about the rapture!

[RandyWayne]

Just going back to a previous comment, would a NORMAL Christian who is obviously leading a sinless life (for the most part) now have Jesus permission to cast the first stone?

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

Just going back to a previous comment, would a NORMAL Christian who is obviously leading a sinless life (for the most part) now have Jesus permission to cast the first stone?

Nope Jesus was sinless and he never casted a stone...

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by jfrog

Nope Jesus was sinless and he never casted a stone...

But Jesus DID give permission in this case knowing that they all had sin in their lives. But for a NORMAL Christian who is sinless, would it not have been OK? After all, He DID give the go ahead.......

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

But Jesus DID give permission in this case knowing that they all had sin in their lives. But for a NORMAL Christian who is sinless, would it not have been OK? After all, He DID give the go ahead.......

Jesus was sinless and he didn't stone her. Apparently his go ahead wasn't really a go ahead but a simple way of defusing the crowd by getting them to think about all the wrongs that they had done.

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by jfrog

Jesus was sinless and he didn't stone her. Apparently his go ahead wasn't really a go ahead but a simple way of defusing the crowd by getting them to think about all the wrongs that they had done.

I know I know. Jesus KNEW that all the woman's accusers had sin in their lives so there would be no takers to his offer. BUT, we have some here who have said that a NORMAL Christian can and does lead a sinless life (with the occasional shortcomings -which should be few and far between).

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

I know I know. Jesus KNEW that all the woman's accusers had sin in their lives so there would be no takers to his offer. BUT, we have some here who have said that a NORMAL Christian can and does lead a sinless life (with the occasional shortcomings -which should be few and far between).

I think they agree that there is a time for mercy... they just find that time to come about far less often than the rest of us

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

I know I know. Jesus KNEW that all the woman's accusers had sin in their lives so there would be no takers to his offer. BUT, we have some here who have said that a NORMAL Christian can and does lead a sinless life (with the occasional shortcomings -which should be few and far between).

Here's a question for you. If Jesus hadn't been there and they had stoned the women would that have been wrong?

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by jfrog

Here's a question for you. If Jesus hadn't been there and they had stoned the women would that have been wrong?

What is funny is that quite a few NORMAL (and thus sinless) Christians DO "stone" people in a spiritual sense and feel completely justified in it and probably pray (out loud for all to hear of course) about how thankful that they are not like the person they felt obligated to stone.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by jfrog

Here's a question for you. If Jesus hadn't been there and they had stoned the women would that have been wrong?

Yes. Because the Bible states that she was caught in the very act of adultery. The Law demanded that both the man and the woman invovled be put to death. You'll notice no man was on trial with her. In executing her they would have broken the Law by not truly keeping it, using it as an instrument to commit murder.