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"Early in the morning he [Jesus] came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. The scribes and the Pharisees brought a
by jorangreef 10y ago
"Early in the morning he [Jesus] came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. Now in the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?” This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground. But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.”
The Bible is useful certainly not just for historical value, but for making you wise for salvation. The Bible is God's master plan for forgiving you, and restoring you to friendship with himself, through Jesus' suffering, death and resurrection explicitly on your behalf. "Believing" in Jesus is not believing whether he exists, or whether God exists. "Believing" in Jesus means not claiming to be without sin, but rather acknowledging your sin, and trusting Jesus' work on the cross alone to save you from it.
- jasonkostempski 10y agoIf you believe it's god's master plan how do you choose weather to stone adulterers or not stone adulterers? It says you should do both. I'm hoping your answer will help me choose where to put my open braces.
- duncan_bayne 10y agoUnfortunately, Islam has an answer to this sort of question - the doctrine of abrogation. Basically, all conflicts are to be resolved in favour of the latest version. I say unfortunately because this gives precedence to the Medina verses, which are marked by cruelty and violence.
- sctb 10y agoWe detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12642207 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12642207 and marked it off-topic.
- duncan_bayne 10y agoUpvoted because this is actually a polite, thoughtful response. Also wrong, but.