: think anybody is saying that. He condemns
: her actions. Surely you're familiar with the
: expression "love the sinner, not the
: sin" !
I am. But, again, Jesus makes no distinction about his condemnation. He simply doesn't condemn. It's very clear.
: No, he would have said "Don't sin"
: but he said "Sin no MORE"..no MORE
: sins, so her previous actions WERE sinful ..
: (Crikey, do I really need to explain
: this??...you're a smart guy Faz!)
I may or may not be 'smart' by your reckoning, that's beside the point. I have a different view to you.
: Yes, so he judged her previous life.
He could have, but he doesn't. The 'mob' attempts to, but Jesus confronts their judgementalism so profoundly, they withdraw. It's one of the key points of the story. It's a point of difference between the ministry of Jesus and those who would use religion to condemn (to the point of death by stoning!).
: Why is it not reasonable?
Because He doesn't condemn in any sense. It is key to this story that Jesus, by word and action, does not condemn.
: Then why did he say SIN NO MORE ??
He's inviting her to change her life, not out of condemnation. He shows her a different way. The mob wants to condemn, Jesus makes a point of not condemning.
: Just as
: an add-on that had NOTHING to do with the
: attempted stoning incident??
It has everything to do with the stoning incident. Jesus shows the women (and the mob) a new way, a way that is not about judgement and condemnation -- he specifically and unequivocally rejects this -- but about an invitation.
: C'mon Faz...to
: quote you, you're sounding a bit
: DESPERATE..ISH to avoid the obvious!
Not sure what your quoting there.
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