![]() Sure enough, we caught one of these women in the very act, so we dragged her to Jesus. Let’s see if this man Jesus would follow this law. Now the Mosaic Law recommends that a woman caught this way should be stoned to death. We would go there, catch one of these women in the act and take her to Jesus. “We knew of an area in town where adulterous women go to have illegal liaisons with men. We discussed which law was easier to trap Him with. If this man Jesus refused to follow the Mosaic Law, then we could definitely say He was no prophet. He claimed to be a prophet, right? So let us see if He would abide by the Mosaic Law. “So my friends and I started to make a plot to trap Him. I can tell you, we did not like the thought of this intruder in our midst and the fact that He was making these claims was alarming. “Sometimes, my friends and I would be in the crowds listening to Him talk. But other than the food and the healing, what was it that made Him so endearing that the people kept coming back? We could not tell! “He was also able to make sick people better, even people who had been sick for years. On many occasions, after He talked and talked, the people were hungry and He fed them with whatever He could find. “To be honest, He did do some good as well. ![]() He was good at drawing the crowds, an orator of sorts. First of all, He claimed to be the son of God! Can you imagine that? What a claim to make! He even claimed to be a prophet! But for some reason, the people often flocked to Him and listened to Him speaking. “Out of the blue, this man appeared in our community, making all sorts of claims. Yes, there are some hard-core criminals but we try to deal with them as best as we can. We have our challenges but for the most part we all get along. ![]() I have lived in this community all my life and I’m a grown man! It’s an ok place to live. You can see their brief bio at the end of the post. The story teaches us as Christians or even non-Christians to be careful how we mete out judgement and justice, remembering that none of us is faultless.Ī big bouquet of thanks to my lovely sisters, Jo and Leisa, for contributing this guest post. ![]() This is a creative account of the story in John 8:1-11 of the woman caught in the act of adultery as could have been told by of one of the men who brought her to Jesus. ![]()
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