Scripture Post #727: *SIN NO MORE*

John 8:11: "She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more."

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Full Context For Those Interested In The Whole Story:

John 8:1: "Jesus went unto the mount of Olives."

V. 2: "And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them."

V. 3: "And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,"

V. 4: "They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act."

V. 5: "Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?"

V. 6: "This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not."

V. 7: "So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her."

V. 8: "And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground."

V. 9: "And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst."

V. 10: "When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?"

V. 11: "She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more."

"…Go, and sin no more."

~ JESUS CHRIST

JESUS told the women caught in adultery to sin no more. Many believe that sinning is inevitable for Christians. But that simply isnt true, and it can't be found in any place in Scripture. In fact, Scripture states just the opposite. 

Rom. 6:1: "What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?"

V. 2: "God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?"

V. 6: "Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin."

1st John 3:9: "Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God."

Phil. 4:13: "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."

Do we take the stance of: "I can do all things through Christ—oh yeah, except when it comes to sin"? Do we pick and choose which Scriptures are valid and which aren't? Do we change the meaning of the Scriptures we don't like to fit our liking? Do we believe GOD is limitless, or does HE have limitations where our sin is concerned? I believe the writings of the Scriptures found in the Holy Bible. I believe JESUS came not only to die for our sins, but to free us from its bondage. 

Originally Published: Tue. 9/9/14