"Go, And Sin No More."
A group of Pharisees and scribes approached Him,
Dragging with them a terror-stricken woman, whom
With hard, eager voices they accused of having
Violated the seventh commandment.
Pushing her into the presence of Jesus, they said,
With a hypocritical display of respect, "Master,this
Woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now
Moses in the law commanded us,that such should
Be stoned: but that safest Thou?"(John 8:4,5)
Their pretended reverence veiled a deep-laid plot for
His ruin. Should Jesus acquit the woman, He might
Be changed with despising the law of Moses.
Should He declare her worthy of death, He could be
Accused to the Romans as one who assumed authority
Belonging only to them.
Jesus looked upon the scene-the trembling victim in her
Shame, the hard-faced dignitaries, devoid of even human
Pity. His spirit of stainless purity shrank from the spectacle.
Giving no sign that He had heard the question,
He stopped and, fixing His eyes upon the ground,
Began to write in the dust.
Important at His delay and apparent indifference the
accusers Drew nearer, urging the matter upon His attention.
But as their eyes, following those of Jesus, fell upon the
Pavement at His feet, their voices were silenced.
There, traced before them, were the guilty secrets of their
Own lives. Rising, and fixing His eyes upon the plotting
Elders, Jesus said, "He that is whiteout sin among you,
Let him first cast a stone at her."(verse 7)
And stooping down, He continued writing.
He had not set aside the Mosaic law nor infringed upon the
Authority of Rome. The accusers were defeated. Now,
Their robes of pretended holiness torn from them,they stood,
Guilty and condemned, in the presence of infinite purity.
Trembling lest the hidden iniquity of their lives should be
Laid open to the multitude, with bowed heads and downcast
Eyes they stole away, leaving their victim with the pitying Saviour
Jesus arose and, looking upon the woman, said, "where are
Those thine accusers? Hath no man condemned thee?
She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I
Condemn thee: go,and sin no more."(John 8:10,11)
The woman had stood before Jesus, cowering with fear.
His words, "He that is without sin among you, let him first
Cast a stone, had come to her as a death sentence.
She dared not lift her eyes to the Saviour's face,but silently
Awaited her doom. In astonishment she saw her accusers
Depart speechless and confounded; then those words of hope
Fell upon her ear, "Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no
more"Her heart was melted, and, casting herself at the feet of
Jesus,She sobbed out her grateful love and with bitter tears
confessed,Her sins.
This was to her the beginning of a new life, a life of purity and
Peace, devoted to God. In the uplifting of this fallen soul,
Jesus performed a greater miracle than in healing the most
Grievous physical disease; He cured the spiritual malady which
Is unto death everlasting. This penitent woman became one
Of His most steadfast followers. With self- sacrificing love and
Devotion she showed her gratitude for His forgiving mercy.
For this erring woman the world had only contempt and scorn,
But the sinless one pitied her weakness and reached to her
A helping hand. While the hypocritical Pharisees denounced,
Jesus bade her, "Go, and sin no more."
Jesus knows the circumstances of every soul. The greater
The sinner's guilt, the more he needs the Saviour.
His heart of divine love and sympathy is drawn out most of
All for the one who is the most hopelessly entangled in the
Snares of the enemy. With His own blood He has signed the
Emancipation papers of the race.
A group of Pharisees and scribes approached Him,
Dragging with them a terror-stricken woman, whom
With hard, eager voices they accused of having
Violated the seventh commandment.
Pushing her into the presence of Jesus, they said,
With a hypocritical display of respect, "Master,this
Woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now
Moses in the law commanded us,that such should
Be stoned: but that safest Thou?"(John 8:4,5)
Their pretended reverence veiled a deep-laid plot for
His ruin. Should Jesus acquit the woman, He might
Be changed with despising the law of Moses.
Should He declare her worthy of death, He could be
Accused to the Romans as one who assumed authority
Belonging only to them.
Jesus looked upon the scene-the trembling victim in her
Shame, the hard-faced dignitaries, devoid of even human
Pity. His spirit of stainless purity shrank from the spectacle.
Giving no sign that He had heard the question,
He stopped and, fixing His eyes upon the ground,
Began to write in the dust.
Important at His delay and apparent indifference the
accusers Drew nearer, urging the matter upon His attention.
But as their eyes, following those of Jesus, fell upon the
Pavement at His feet, their voices were silenced.
There, traced before them, were the guilty secrets of their
Own lives. Rising, and fixing His eyes upon the plotting
Elders, Jesus said, "He that is whiteout sin among you,
Let him first cast a stone at her."(verse 7)
And stooping down, He continued writing.
He had not set aside the Mosaic law nor infringed upon the
Authority of Rome. The accusers were defeated. Now,
Their robes of pretended holiness torn from them,they stood,
Guilty and condemned, in the presence of infinite purity.
Trembling lest the hidden iniquity of their lives should be
Laid open to the multitude, with bowed heads and downcast
Eyes they stole away, leaving their victim with the pitying Saviour
Jesus arose and, looking upon the woman, said, "where are
Those thine accusers? Hath no man condemned thee?
She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I
Condemn thee: go,and sin no more."(John 8:10,11)
The woman had stood before Jesus, cowering with fear.
His words, "He that is without sin among you, let him first
Cast a stone, had come to her as a death sentence.
She dared not lift her eyes to the Saviour's face,but silently
Awaited her doom. In astonishment she saw her accusers
Depart speechless and confounded; then those words of hope
Fell upon her ear, "Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no
more"Her heart was melted, and, casting herself at the feet of
Jesus,She sobbed out her grateful love and with bitter tears
confessed,Her sins.
This was to her the beginning of a new life, a life of purity and
Peace, devoted to God. In the uplifting of this fallen soul,
Jesus performed a greater miracle than in healing the most
Grievous physical disease; He cured the spiritual malady which
Is unto death everlasting. This penitent woman became one
Of His most steadfast followers. With self- sacrificing love and
Devotion she showed her gratitude for His forgiving mercy.
For this erring woman the world had only contempt and scorn,
But the sinless one pitied her weakness and reached to her
A helping hand. While the hypocritical Pharisees denounced,
Jesus bade her, "Go, and sin no more."
Jesus knows the circumstances of every soul. The greater
The sinner's guilt, the more he needs the Saviour.
His heart of divine love and sympathy is drawn out most of
All for the one who is the most hopelessly entangled in the
Snares of the enemy. With His own blood He has signed the
Emancipation papers of the race.