Let's just be honest don't let that surprise you drink big right we need to go big okay because this is a soul winning church
You can you can see a clear difference between a church that emphasizes soul winning versus churches that do not right?
The members are drastically different
Right, but let that be the norm. This is a soul winning church
Let's let's do more for God. There are people in heaven who want to help people in hell, but it's too late
They want to give them a drop of water to cool their tongue
because they are tormented in hell,
but there are also people in hell who love to go to heaven,
but it's too late.
Somebody told me this, to us Christians,
the earth is the closest place that we can get to hell,
but to the unsaved, the earth is the closest place
that they can be to heaven.
Luke 16 verse
verse number 27 the Bible says and he said I pray be there for father that I
would send him to my father's house for I have five brethren that he may test
found to them lest they also come into this place of torment
This is the cry of people in hell.
See, people in hell would love for you to preach the gospel to their loved ones, right?
People in hell would love for you to preach the gospel to their unsaved mom, to their unsaved dad,
to their cousins, to their brother, and to their children, because people in hell would love to go to heaven.
for the good news to their loved ones.
But to us who are still living,
it's not too late to preach the gospel.
So I want you to notice the cries of people in hell.
The cries of hell is, hey, I have five brethren
that he may testify unto them,
lest they also come into this place of torment.
Nobody who goes to hell will wish
that other people will go to hell with them, okay?
Some people will say I'd rather rule with saving in hell than be with God in heaven
But saving is not ruling hell they will wish to go out
But by that time it's too late
But if you are safe and you die you go you go to heaven
You will wish that you will help people in hell, but it's too late
You will wish that you will preach the gospel to them, but it's too late because you are in heaven, right?
So for us who are still living on the earth,
it's not too late for us to preach the gospel.
John chapter five, look at verse 24.
Very, very, I say unto you,
be that heareth my word and believe it on him
that send me hath everlasting life,
and shall not come into condemnation,
but is, notice, past from death unto life.
There's nothing wrong with remembering the past.
The Bible says multiple times we need to remember the days of vote,
remember all the ways that God has led us throughout all those years.
It can be a great reminder on how great God is.
It can motivate us to do more for God in the future.
But if you are only living in the past, then you are wrong.
What are you doing?
Today, in fact, God rebuked the church in Sardis and God said,
thou hast a name that thou livest and are dead.
So many Christians talk about the heydays of Christianity in the past,
and they will complain about what we have right now,
but we can still do great things for God right now, right?
We can remember the past.
It can motivate us.
We can learn from our past victories and failures, but don't settle.
we can always do more.
Obviously, numbers are just numbers, right?
You know, numbers can change on seasons,
you know, life in the areas.
But you know, what we can learn from this number
is very easy. Like I said,
the more hours we spend,
the more those we knock,
more people get saved.
It's that simple, okay?
So, God has blessed our church tremendously, and we should really praise Him for what He has done,
and we should rejoice in the Lord. But let's also not settle, okay?
Philippians 3, look at verse number 12.
The Bible says, not as though I had already attained, either were made perfect, but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ, Jesus, notice verse 113.
Brethren, I count on myself to have apprehended. The word apprehend means attained, achieved.
for getting those things which are behind
and reaching forth on those things which are before,
I press toward the mark for the price
of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
So what Paul is saying that is,
hey, keep running the race, right?
The only time you should stop running the race
is until you die, right?
And when you go to heaven,
you're still gonna be working and praising God forever,
okay, so never stop working.
Keep running the race.
And many of you may not be used to that many people get sick, right?
If you've been to some regular Baptist churches, these members might seem a shock to you, right?
You know, these members might seem to be a shock to you.
But, you know, we should make that the norm.
Don't be surprised on how great God is, okay?
Because these members, 800 salvages in a year,
it's almost unheard of in most Baptist churches.
Let's just be honest don't let that surprise you drink big right we need to go big okay because this is a soul winning church
You can you can see a clear difference between a church that emphasizes soul winning versus churches that do not right?
The members are drastically different
Right, but let that be the norm. This is a soul winning church
Let's let's do more for God. There are people in heaven who want to help people in hell, but it's too late
They want to give them a drop of water to cool their tongue
because they are tormented in hell.
But there are also people in hell who love to go to heaven,
but it's too late.
Somebody told me this, to us Christians,
the earth is the closest place that we can get to hell.
But to the unsaved, the earth is the closest place that they can be to heaven.
Luke 16 verse
verse number 27 the Bible says and he said I pray be there for father that I
would send him to my father's house for I have five brethren that he may test
file to them lest they also come into this place of torment
This is the cry of people in hell see people in hell would love
For you to preach the gospel to their loved ones, right?
People in hell would love for you to preach the gospel to their unsaved mom to their unsaved dad to their cousins to their
Brother and to their children because people in hell would love to go to heaven. Hey, they request you
They request you to cry about you to send
for the good news to their loved ones.
But to us who are still living,
it's not too late to preach the gospel.
So I want you to notice the cries of people in hell.
The cries of hell is, hey, I have five brethren
that he may testify unto them,
lest they also come into this place of torment.
Nobody who goes to hell will wish
that other people will go to hell with them, okay?
Some people will say I'd rather rule with saving in hell than be with God in heaven
But saving is not ruling hell they will wish to go out
But by that time it's too late
But if you are safe and you die you go you go to heaven
You will wish that you will help people in hell, but it's too late
You will wish that you will preach the gospel to them, but it's too late because you are in heaven, right?
So for us who are still living on the earth
that's not too late for us to preach the gospel.
John chapter five, look at verse 24.
Very, very late I say unto you,
be that heareth my word and believeeth on him
that send me hath everlasting life,
and shall not come into condemnation,
but is, notice, pass from death unto life.
There's nothing wrong with remembering the past.
The Bible says multiple times,
we need to remember the days of both,
remember all the ways that God has led us
throughout all those years.
It can be a great reminder of how great God is.
It can motivate us to do more for God in the future.
But if you are only living in the past, then you are wrong.
What are you doing?
Today, in fact, God rebuked the church in Sardis and God said,
thou hast a name that thou livest and are dead.
So many Christians talk about the heydays of Christianity in the past,
and they will complain about what we have right now,
but we can still do great things for God right now, right?
We can remember the past.
It can motivate us.
We can learn from our past victories and failures, but don't settle.
we can always do more.
Obviously, numbers are just numbers, right?
You know, numbers can change on seasons, you know,
life, in the areas, but you know,
what we can learn from this number is very easy.
Like I said, the more hours we spend,
the more those we knock, more people get saved.
It's that simple, okay?
So God has blessed our church tremendously,
and we should really praise Him for what He has done,
and we should rejoice in the Lord,
but let's also not settle, okay?
Philippians chapter three, look at verse number 12.
The Bible says, not as though I had already attained either a war maker.
Kneel at the cross, Christ will meet you there, come while He waits for you.
List to his voice, leave with him your care and begin life anew.
Kneel at the cross, leave every care.
Kneel at the cross, Jesus will meet you there.
There is room for all who would his glory share.
Bliss there awaits, harm can there befall, those who are anchored there.
Kneel at the cross, leave every care.
Kneel at the cross.
at the cross give your idols up look onto realms above turn not away to life sparkling cup trust
only in his love kneel at the cross
will meet you there amen brother Stephen can you up us in order prayer amen turn
over number 18 take the name of Jesus with you number 18
Take the name of Jesus with you, child of sorrow and of woe.
It will joy and comfort give you.
Take it, then, where ere you go.
Precious name, oh how sweet.
Hope of earth and joy of heaven.
Precious name.
Oh how sweet, hope of earth and joy of heaven.
Take the name of Jesus ever as a shield from every snare.
If temptations round you gather, breathe that holy name
Hope of earth and joy of half, precious name, oh how sweet.
Hope of earth and joy of half, oh the precious name of Jesus,
how it thrills our souls with joy, when his loving arms receive us.
our tongues employ precious name oh how sweet hope of earth and joy of heaven
precious name oh how sweet hope of earth and joy of heaven at the name of
King of kings, and have will crown him, When our journey is complete.
Precious name, oh how sweet, Hope of earth and joy of heaven.
Precious name, oh how sweet.
Amen. Good singing this time, evangelist Justin John. We'll give the announcements.
All right, welcome to Shoe Foundation Baptist Church. Raise your hand if you need a bulletin,
and Osha will bring one to you. Keep your hand raised till you get the bulletin. Let's look
at the verse of the week, Psalm 85 verse 10. The Bible says mercy and truth are met together.
each other and you know that's really a great verse about
salvation you know God is a loving God that's why he died for us and God is
also a just God and you know our saints must be paid for that's why Christ came
and died for us so that's a great verse
talking about a balance between mercy and truth and then the
righteousness as well as peace
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So please join us for the Wednesday night a Bible study so anytime this afternoon at 1 30 p.m.
And Saturday morning at 10 30 a.m. Please
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wetter, so stay safe out there.
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be diligent in following up with your newcomers.
I have more follow-up cards on the front desk, so please grab some as you're going
upcoming events please use the QR code for the baby registry as well as the
wedding registry and the weddings coming up in two weeks so I'm looking
forward no you are looking forward to that
I look forward to that too anyway, and then Pastor Anderson will be preaching for us on Friday September 5th at 7 p.m.
So we will not be having a Wednesday night service that week only so we're basically moving the Wednesday night service to that Friday night and
Then fall fellowship will take place at a local park on Saturday September 13
So again, I will post the detail with the address in the
In the whatsapp group so probably meet around 4 p.m. If you want to shop early you can so we can play some
Volleyball frisbee basketball, and then we can eat at 530. It will be a Pollock type of a type of meal
And then we'll be grilling meat for you guys as well
And then we have another guest preacher, Dr. Phil Stringer from the King James Bible Research Council will be preaching for us.
Here we're preaching in both services on Sunday, November 30.
So again, say the day for that, please make sure you are there for the guest preachers.
And yeah, Dr. Stringer has, you know...
has taken a lot of heat you know you know even though we don't see i do i
on many things but he is an expert on the king jen's bible so please
you know join us you know agree to you like this agree okay don't make it a
big deal and then the so many marathons coming up
the main one is the Detroit so many marathons uh on september 19 to the
19th and the 20th i posted the video on the social media about the
time as well as the location so please check that out and then we'll finish the
want to land someone in Marathon. Also on August 31st during the afternoon service
we'll have a man's preaching night. Any man who wants to preach please let me
know ahead of time. Also let me know your sermon topic ahead of time as well.
If you want to know how to be saved or needs to be backed, please see an usher on myself after service.
Now let's flip to the back side and we have no birthdays coming up this week.
Again, if your information is not there, please write it down and on the back of the communication card
and drop it when the offering plate goes by so I can keep your information up to date.
So with that being said, let's sing one more song and then we'll take out the offering.
All right, let's sing number 16.
Majestic sweetness sits enthroned.
Number 16.
Majestic sweetness sits enthroned
upon the Savior's brow.
His head with radiant glories crowned, His lips with grace or flow, His lips with grace or flow.
No mortal can with Him compare among the sons of man.
Is he then all the fair who fill the heavenly train?
Who fill the heavenly train?
He saw me plunged in deep distress and flew to
and carried all my grief, and carried all my grief.
To him I owe my life and breath and all the joys I have.
And saves me from the grave.
Amen.
This time the Eshers could come forward for the offering.
All right, we'll be in John chapter eight this morning.
If need a Bible, raise your hand,
and usher will provide one for you.
John chapter eight.
John chapter eight, the Bible reads,
Jesus went unto the Mount of Olives,
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,
and the scribes and Pharisees,
brought unto him a woman taken in adultery.
And when they had said her in the midst,
they say unto him, Master,
this woman was taken in adultery in the very act.
Now Moses in the law commanded us
that such should be stoned.
But what says thou?
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 that we heard them not.
So, when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them, He that is
without sin upon you, let him first cast a stone at her.
And again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.
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.
the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had lifted up himself and saw a
known but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those that thine accusers
had no man condemned thee? She said no manward and Jesus said unto her, Neither
do I condemn thee, go and sin no more.
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world.
He that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou beirst record of thyself, thy record is
not true.
Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record
is true, for I know whence I came, and whither I go.
But ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.
yet if I judge, my judgment is true, for I am not alone, but I am the Father that sent me."
It is also written in your law that the testimony of two men is true.
I am the one that bear witness of myself and the Father that sent me bear witness of me.
Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered,
ye neither know me nor my Father. If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also."
These words spake Jesus in the treasury as he taught in the temple and no man laid hands on him for his hour was not yet come
Then said Jesus again unto them I go my way and ye shall seek me and shall die in your sins
Whether I go you cannot come then said the Jews will he kill himself because he said say if whether I go
He cannot come and he said unto them
Ye are from beneath, I am from above. Ye are of this world, I am not of this world.
I said therefore unto you that ye shall die in your sins, for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
Then said they unto him, who art thou, and Jesus saith unto them, even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.
I have many things to say and the judge of you, but he that sent me is true.
and I speak to the world those scenes which I have heard of him.
They understood not that he spake to them of the Father,
then said Jesus unto them,
when ye have lifted up the Son of man,
then shall ye know that I am he,
and that I do nothing of myself,
but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
And he hath sent me
And he that sent is with me, and the Father hath not left me alone, for I do always those
saints that please him.
As he spake these words, many believed on him.
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, if ye continue in my word, then are
ye my disciples indeed.
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
They answered him,
We be Abraham's seed, and we're never imbodent to any man.
How sayest thou, ye shall be made free?
Jesus answered them,
Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Whosoever committed the sin is a servant of sin.
And the servant abided not in the house forever,
But the Son abided forever.
If the Son, therefore, shall make you free,
ye shall be free indeed.
I know that you are Abraham's seed,
Because my word hath no place in you. I speak that which I have seen with my father
And you do that which you have seen with your father they answered and sent unto him Abraham's our father
Jesus saith unto them if you were Abraham's children you would do the works of Abraham
But now you seek to kill me a man that hath told you the truth
Which I have heard of God this did not Abraham you do the deeds of your father
Then said they to him, We be not born on a fornication.
We have one father, even God.
Jesus said unto them, If God were your father, you would love me, for I proceed forth, and
came from God.
Neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
Why do you not understand my speech, even because you cannot hear my word?
Ye of your father the devil and the lust of your father. He will do
He was a murderer from the beginning and about none the truth because there is no truth in him when he speaketh a lie
He speaketh of his own for he is a liar and the father of it
And because I tell you the truth you believe me not which of you convinced with me of sin
And if I say the truth why do you why you believe me not?
He that is of God hear with God's word
either for hear them not because you are of not of God then answer the Jews and
Set unto him say we not well that thou art a Samaritan and has to devil
Jesus answered I am not a devil, but I honor my father and yet and ye do dishonor me and I seek not my own glory and
There is none that seeketh and judgeeth, verily verily I say unto you, of man keep my sands, he shall never see death."
Then said the Jews unto him, now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead and the prophets and thou sayest of a man
Keep keep my saying he shall never taste of death
Although greater than our father Abraham, which is dead and the prophets are dead whom make his style thyself
Jesus answered if I honor myself my honor is nothing it is my father the honor of me of whom he say
That he is your God yet
You have not known him, but I've known him and if I should say I know I'm not I should be a liar
I gun to you, but I know him and keep his sayings your father Abraham
Rejoiced to see my day and he saw it and was glad then said the Jews onto him
Though are yet not yet 50 years old and now and has thou seen Abraham?
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, before Abraham was, I am.
Then took they stones up to cast at him, but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple,
going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
Brother Landon, could you pray for the message?
Amen now this morning. I want to preach a sermon about the woman taken in adultery in John chapter number a now
This is a pretty well-known Bible story
But many people will actually use this story and teach a lot of false doctrines from it
And there are people who claim that Jesus Christ has downed the way the Old Testament laws using the story
And there are also people who claim that Jesus Christ has abolished the death panels
the death penalty using using the story and there are phrases in the story that
people often use out of context phrases like he that is without seeing the
monk you like him first cast a stone at her phrases like neither do I condemn
the people will twist those phrases out of context and to teach a lot of false
doctrines
And number one principle of any Bible doctrine is that we should not base our doctrines on stories themselves, right?
We should base our doctrines on clear scriptures, clear verses, but if the stories or parables support...
clear scriptures, then we can use the stories to support the doctrines, but not the other way around, because people will try to use the story and use
parables to teach a lot of false doctrines, but we have to look at the clear
principle, clear biblical truth, just like, you know, on Wednesday night we've been going through the book of Ecclesiastes. If you don't read this
book in its context, you will think Solomon is telling you to kill yourself because life
is miserable.
All is manatee, right?
You know, it's better to be dead than to be alive, but we have to understand the story
in its proper context.
So point number one this morning is the Pharisees trap.
Look at verse number one.
John chapter 8 verse 1, the Bible says, Jesus went onto the Mount of Olives 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.
Notice the context in the story. Jesus Christ was teaching the people in the temple, right? Just like, you know, I am preaching to you.
a woman taken in adultery and when they have set her in the midst.
Now, first of all, the scribes and the Pharisees, they were not the good guys in the Bible, right?
They were the bad guys. They were a bunch of hypocrites. They were, you know, unsaved.
You know, these people who try to, you know, they try to kill the Lord Jesus Christ. Just imagine.
Okay, I'm preaching to you in a church setting and a group of protesters just came in and they bring in a woman caught in adultery
Okay, that's basically the context of this whole story
You know Jesus Christ was teaching the people in the temple and then we have the scribes and the Pharisees
They came in they brought on to Jesus Christ a woman taking in adultery and set her in the midst of the temple in
the midst of the congregation
Look at verse number four verse number four the Bible says they say aunt you came master
This woman was taken in adultery in the very act
So so this woman was caught
Committing the scene of adultery while she was doing you right because the Pharisees caught her in the very act
I would think that the scribes in the Pharisees, they probably forced her and carried her to
G.S. Christ, restrained her in some way, shape or form, because they just caught this woman,
you know, in the, you know, while she was committing adultery and brought her to,
to the temple, set her in the midst.
of the temple but the other question that people always ask is if if this woman
was caught in adultery in the very act where is the man right where is the man
because as we will see later you know in the story that this was not about
justice this was about a trap okay so let's
Keep reading look at verse number five the Bible says now Moses in the law
Commended us that such should be stoned but was but what says that?
So the Pharisees and the scribes, they were questioning Jesus Christ,
hey, you know, we call this woman in the act of adultery,
and based on the law of God, based on the law of Moses,
you know, this woman should be stoned, and what do you say, Jesus Christ?
Okay, now, keep your place in John chapter A. Go forward to
Leviticus chapter 20. Go to Leviticus chapter 20.
So the Pharisees and the scribes said, based on the law of Moses, this woman should be stoned, okay, should be brought to death.
Now, is that accurate? Yeah, because according to the Bible, adultery is a sin worthy of death, okay.
The Bible says in Exodus 20 verse 14, thou shall not commit adultery.
You are in the 20, look at verse number 10.
Let me just 20 verse 10 the Bible says and the man that committed adultery with another man's wife
Even he that committed adultery with his neighbor's wife
The adulterer and the and the adulterer shall surely be put to death
So the Bible is very clear if you have committed the sin of
Adultery based on the Bible based on the law of Moses you should be put to death in fact both of you both of you should be
put it that okay now now that not another definition of of the scene of adultery is when you are say
you know when you are you know having a physical relationship with someone else spouse if one
of the parties is married then that will be an adultery even if a single man you know sleeps
with a married woman that will be that will be adultery as well you know one of the parties if
If one of the parties is married, you know, that will be adultery, okay?
Adultery is different from fornication.
Fornication is a physical relationship before you are married,
and, you know, basically adultery is within the confines of marriage, okay?
Now, turn the Bible to Deuteronomy chapter 22.
Deuteronomy chapter number 22.
If a single woman, you know, does that with a married man or a married man does that with a single woman?
Or if both are married, you know, these are all examples of
adultery
Do you know I'm going to look at verse number 22?
Do you know I'm going to verse 22?
The Bible says
If a man, doesn't matter if he is single or married, if a man be found lying with a woman, married to an husband,
then they shall both of them die, both the men that lay with the woman and the woman shall not put away evil from Israel.
So based on God's law, the adulterers and the adulterers, they shall surely be
but do death, okay?
By the way, I do believe Trump is an adulterer, okay?
People will think, you know, I support Trump, you know?
The only reason I support Trump is because he, you know,
is because he's a troll.
The only reason I support Trump is because
he makes liberals mad, okay?
Obviously, I know he's a wicked person.
He's not a very, you know,
he's not a very moral person, right?
You know, again, the only reason I like Trump
is because he makes liberals mad.
And that's the only reason
And if Trump is living in the Old Testament Israel, Trump won't be put to death, okay?
Because Trump is an adult real, okay?
Just because I wear a mega hat does not make me a Trump supporter.
Because I do want to make America great again through the word of God, amen?
Again, do not, do not get mad at me wearing a mega hat, okay?
So...
So, based on the Bible, a righteous government would put the adulterers to death.
I think that's great because I think this brings closure and this actually allows the other
spouse to remarry, right? Because marriage is till death to us part.
But unfortunately, America does not follow the law of God.
So, if your spouse commits adultery, then you are stuck, okay?
And I think in such a case that you should try reconciling the marriage, you should try
reconciling the relationship because you cannot remarry, right?
You should forgive her, you should forgive him, just like Hosea forgave his hoarse wife,
right?
Even if your spouse commits adultery, even if your wife commits adultery, you should
still love her as Christ loves the church.
because you are still married, right?
There's no exception given in the Bible.
Someone will say, hey, I can divorce my wife
if she's a reprobate.
Show me a verse.
The Bible does not say that.
Okay, the Bible, nowhere in the Bible says that.
So if the government does not put the adult,
if the government does not put the adulterers to death,
you should still love your spouse.
You should still love your wife as Christ loves the church.
Okay, turn the Bible back to John chapter eight.
In America, major studies suggest about 20 to 25% of married men and 10 to 15% of married women report ever engaging in extra-marital relationships.
That's pretty bad, you know, 20 to 25% of men and 10 to 15% of the women and the self-reported
cheating, self-reported cheating.
Experiences hover around 15 to 20 percent of marriages again
That's you know, that's someone who's like telling it on themselves. Okay, that's 15 to 20 percent of a married people
They omit that they have cheated cheated on their spouse. That's you know, that's really really bad 20 20 percent
That's pretty ridiculous
But you know based on the law of Moses the adult horse should be should be put to death
But if they really care about the law, if the Pharisees really care about the law of Moses,
then both the man and the woman should be put to death.
So the question again is, where is the man?
Because their intention was not to bring injustice, their intention was to tempt Jesus Christ.
You are in John chapter 8, look at verse number 6.
John chapter 8 verse 6 the Bible says this they said tempting him they want to you know
They want to tempt Jesus Christ 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
Okay, again verse 6 is very clear the intention of the questioning by the scribes and the Pharisees
You know their intention was not to bring
bring justice, their intention was to accuse Jesus Christ.
Their intention was to trap Jesus Christ.
Now, I will come back to the second half
of verse number six later.
But again, the intention of the scribes and the Pharisees
is to trap Jesus Christ.
It's not about the justice.
First, where's the man, right?
If the woman was taken in the very act,
the man should be there as well, okay?
But they only brought in the woman
in order to accuse Christ.
Keep up with us in John chapter 8, go to Matthew 23, go to Matthew 23.
The Bible is saying Isaiah 29 verse number 13.
Wherefore the Lord said, for as much as this people, talking about the Jews,
for as much as this people, join near me with their mouth, and with their lips,
do honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the
And that's a lot of people these days, not only the Jews, not only the Pharisees,
is that they would love to run their mouth, but their heart, you know, their heart does not match what they talk, right?
They do not walk their talk. You know, in Matthew 23, okay, verse 27.
Matthew 23, verse 27.
The Bible says,
Now, this is the same group that questioned the Lord Jesus Christ.
And I'll say these are a bunch of hypocrites.
On the outside, they appear righteous unto men.
Hey, they will bring in the law of Moses on the surface.
But in their heart, their end goal
is to accuse the Lord Jesus Christ.
So the question is, if the law of Moses indeed condemned this woman to death, why is that
a trap, right?
Why is this a trap?
Why is that questioning a trap if the adulteress is all worthy of death?
Again, like I said, first of all, where is the man?
And second of all, the Bible says that they were tempting Jesus Christ in order to accuse him, right?
And you know, think about this.
If Jesus Christ says, stone her, because that's the law of Moses, Jesus Christ is actually breaking the law of the land.
He's actually breaking the Roman law.
But if Jesus Christ said, no, don't stone her.
God's law. So no matter how Jesus Christ answers that, it will not be a good answer because
they can turn it against him. Just like the protesters want me to stone them. They are
yelling, hey, I've committed adultery.
I've done a bullshame, why don't you stone me right now?
You know, it's basically the same type of idea, right?
They were trying to trap us, you know?
Again, if Christ says stone her,
they are breaking the local law, the law of the land.
But if Jesus Christ said, don't stone her,
then, you know, they would accuse him
for not believing in the law of Moses, okay?
So this is what we call a catch 22 question.
A catch-22 question is one that presents a no-win scenario, no matter how you answer,
you are stuck or disqualified because of contradictory rules or logic.
Catch-22 question is based on the term catch-22 from Joseph Heller's 1961 novel, Catch-22,
in case you don't know about where that phrase comes from.
It's actually come from the novel, okay?
Here's an example of a cash point-to-question, you know, during a job interview, you may be asked,
hey, do you have the experience for the job?
Okay, here's why this can be a cash
point-to-question, because you cannot get the experience without the job, but you cannot get the job without the experience, okay?
So again, this question can be a cash
point-to-question. Okay, now
This brings me to the next point go to John chapter 8 again go to go back to John chapter 8
So I said point number one the Pharisees trap point number two I
Want to talk about the law of the land the law of the land John chapter 8 look at version 5 again
And John chapter 8 verse 5 of the Bible says,
now Moses in the law, in the law of God,
commanded us that such should be stoned,
but was, say is, thou.
Okay, this is, you know, on the surface,
this question may seem reasonable,
may seem logical, or like justified,
but their intention was to trap Jesus Christ,
because like I said, based on the law of God,
based on the law of Moses, she should be stoned.
She should be put to death.
Okay, now go to John chapter 18.
John, chapter 18, verse 28. Here's why these people are a bunch of hypocrites. Look at John 18, verse 28. The Bible says,
then led day. Okay, so here day is talking about those chief priests and the Pharisees. Then led day Jesus from Caiaphas
And it was early, and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled, but that they might eat a Passover.
Pilate then went out unto them and said, What accusation bring against this man?
They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we will not have delivered him unto thee.
Then they said, Pilate unto them, Take he in and judge him according to your law.
Deliver Christ unto you on to pilot but then pilot told you know those cheap priests and the Pharisees that hey judge
Jesus Christ according to your law, okay?
If you want to kill Jesus Christ do it yourself, okay?
Let's keep reading then the Jews therefore said unto him they said on to pilot
It's not lawful for us to put any man to death.
So here we have the Jews telling the Roman governor, politician, pilot,
hey, it's not lawful for us to put Jesus Christ to death because we are under the Roman law.
Okay? Just like now, hey, it's not lawful for us to put people to death.
It's the job of the government. Okay? Look at verse number 32.
That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he speaks signifying what death he should die.
The reason that Jesus Christ you know what deliver up to the Romans to you know to like
to put him to death is to fulfill the prophecy that Jesus Christ will die through crucifixion,
prophesied even earlier back in the Old Testament that he will hand on a tree, because if Christ
was put to death under the Jewish Old Testament law, he will likely be stoned. That's why this is
actually a prophecy fulfilled that he will die through the crucifixion on the cross.
You know, and the reason that they are such, you know, hypocrites is in verse 31 they know it's not
lawful for them to put any men to death, yet earlier they were trying to trap Jesus Christ.
You know, a provoking came to stone, stone the woman taken in, taken, taken in adultery.
Go to 1 Peter chapter 2. Go to 1 Peter chapter 2.
So, it's against the Roman law for the Jews to put anyone to death, they knew that, yet
they still questioned Jesus, they were a bunch of hypocrites.
Very quickly, let me just read to Romans chapter 13.
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers.
God has given us authorities in our life.
In Romans 13 verse four, the Bible says,
for he is the minister of God to be for good.
But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid,
for he beareth not the sword in vain,
for he is the minister of God, a revenger,
to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
Again, Romans 13 is talking about the earthly government and it's up to the government to put
people to death. It's not up to each individual. First Peter chapter 2, look at verse 13.
First Peter 2 verse 13, the Bible says,
submit yourselves to every ordinance of men for the Lord's sake whether it be to
the king as a prince. The word ordinance means a rule established by authority.
Okay so now since we are supposed to submit ourselves we are supposed to obey
every ordinance of men as long as it does not violate God's law right because
This is important, okay? Many people twist that out of contests.
They will try to disobey every single law given by the government.
They will try to disobey every single minor rules and regulations, okay?
I saw my buddy Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith in a live interview, okay?
responding to a libertarian and then this libertarian lady was questioning Micah
do you think a cop could pull someone over for speeding and just issue him a
speeding ticket okay Micah said yeah if they broke the law but then the lady
said who law is it God's law
Or men's law, but then Micah responded by saying you are following God's law by obeying the government's law
Because in Romans 13 the Bible tells us to obey the authorities that God has placed a single life
I said amen to that right we are supposed to submit ourselves to every
Ornism man as long as it does not violate God's law. Hey the speeding thing is not going against God's law
Okay, again
This may not sound popular. Wearing a mask is not against the law of God.
Obviously, we should take off the mask when we are eating and drinking, right?
But again, not everything that the government does is against God's law.
But if the government tells us to stop going so many, we should still go so many, right?
Because that's actually the law of God, okay?
Because I believe Christians ought to be law-abiding citizens
as long as it does not go against God's law.
And we're not supposed to put anyone to death.
It's the government's job, okay?
It's the God-given authority,
given to the governments to bear the sword
and to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
So what is the law of the land
concerning adultery in the US?
There's no federal adultery law in the US.
It's governed by state level only.
Around 16 to 21 states currently have the adultery statutes
on the books, commonly as misdemeanors and really enforced.
Essentially, they don't do anything, OK?
It's not really a big crime.
It's really enforced.
And so I kind of look it up in the foreign countries,
in the Philippines,
Nadotri is illegal and burdens women more severely
up to six years imprisonment for married men,
less penalties for men.
No, up to six years imprisonment for married women,
lesser penalties for men.
In Iran, Nadotri is punishable by lashes or death
in rare cases.
But it does require high standards of evidence.
In Saudi Arabia, adultery can warrant stoning
for married individuals, though the actual stoning
are extremely rare, and require confession
or different eyewitness testimony, okay?
So basically, the whole world doesn't like
take adultery that seriously anymore.
Go back to John chapter eight, John chapter eight.
So how did Jesus Christ respond to this catch 22 question?
This brings me to the third point.
So I said point number one, the Pharisee's trap.
Point number two, the law of the land.
Point number three, I want to talk about the wisdom of Jesus.
The wisdom of Jesus.
John chapter eight, look at verse number seven.
John chapter 8 verse 7 the Bible says 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
Okay, notice that Jesus Christ did not say forget about the law and she does not deserve to die
He did not say that okay, by the way Jesus Christ actually told them to stone her
But he made it impossible for them to do so
You know notice verse number seven again. He that is without seeing the mountain you let him first cast a stone at her
He actually told them to stone her but he made it impossible for them to do so
Jesus Christ did not say that the woman was innocent
Jesus Christ challenged the right for them to enforce the death penalty, right because it's not up to the right of you know
Because it's not up to the individual
to decide to put someone to death is up to the government, okay?
Even the Old Testament, where the whole congregation was thrown a criminal,
that was after a trial, right? That was after a hearing, okay?
So, Jesus Christ basically had a perfect response to this trap,
to this cash punitive question, because he did not deny God's law, right?
Yet he challenged their authority to enforce the death penalty.
Again, if verse number seven is Christ abolishing the death penalty, then that will contradict Romans chapter 13.
You know, verse seven could not be Jesus Christ abolishing the death penalty because Romans 13 is still in the Bible.
Okay?
Jesus Christ actually affirmed God's law, yet he challenged their authority to enforce the death penalty.
Look at verse number eight.
And again, he stooped down and rode on the ground, 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.
So basically, Jesus Christ exposed their hypocrisy, and they had nothing to say to him, so they
all left, okay?
was, you know, they were actually one of the first people that tried to promote no-for-divorce, okay?
Let me just read to you Matthew 19 verse 3. The Pharisees also came unto him, Jesus tempting him,
and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? These were the
first groups of people that, you know, tried to push no-for-divorce, okay? These people are a bunch of hypocrites.
Not only did Christ respond to their question wisely, that's a perfect answer, but we can also see the wisdom of Jesus in that he was slow to speak.
Because Jesus Christ did not answer them right away.
Look at verse number 5 again.
John chapter 8 verse 5.
The Bible says, Now Moses in the law commended us that such should be stoned, but what sayeth thou?
This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him, but Jesus stooped down,
and with his finger rolled on the ground, as though he heard them not.
Notice the latter part of verse number 6, Jesus did not answer them right away.
In fact, he pretended that he did not hear them.
Right? You know, he basically just writing stuff on the ground, pretending that he did not hear them,
because sometimes the wisest answer is silence. Right? The wisest answer sometimes is silence.
Keep placing John chapter 8. Go forward to Proverbs 26. Go to Proverbs 26.
Now we look at Proverbs 26, maybe two words as a goal, but let's look at it together because you know
It's important to learn this truth again Proverbs 26
Look at verse number four Proverbs 26 verse four the Bible says
Answer not a fool, according to his folly, lest thou also be lied down to them.
Sometimes there's a time to be quiet, there's a time to be silent, okay?
Because if you are constantly arguing with the foolish person who don't want to be corrected,
you know, you will eventually get down to his level, right?
You will say things in the flesh, you will do things in the flesh,
you will be offended, you know, so why bother?
You know, don't be like them, but then in verse 5, the Bible says,
answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
Sometimes it's necessary to respond to a fool, but we need to have a proper balance, right?
Don't get down to their level. Again, I'm not saying it's a never, you know,
I'm not saying never answer a fool according to the Bible. Hey, let's have a proper balance. Okay, we need to
Rebuke people sharply, yet don't get down to their level.
Don't use the speech they use, don't do the things they do,
because in the Bible, there's a time to keep silence and a time to speak.
Go to Proverbs chapter 17.
Proverbs 17, look at verse 27.
Proverbs 17, verse 27.
The Bible says,
He that had knowledge,
spareeth his words,
and the man of understanding
is of an excellent spirit.
The Bible says,
if you are wise,
if you have knowledge,
you're going to be a man
with few words, right?
He that had knowledge,
spareeth his words,
Notice verse number 28. Even a fool, even a stupid, even a stupid person, when he hold his peace, when he's silent is counted wise and he that shudder these lips is esteemed a man of, is a man of understanding.
Okay? So the truth is, you don't owe an answer to every critic, right? The Bible teaches us that we should answer in truth.
but now in haste, right?
Because James 1.19 says,
wherefore my believer, wherefore my believer brethren,
let every man be swift to hear,
slow to speak, slow to wrath, okay?
Don't rush to answer every single accusation.
Silence can protect you from traps
and can preserve your testimony.
Sometimes we are too quick to speak but also that we should be
We should be swift to care and slow to speak. Okay, if you're truly wise you will you will spare your words
You will choose wise words. Okay, good your proverbs chapter 15 good your proverbs chapter number 15
By the way silence does not equal weakness
There are people who are constantly trying to provoke us to say something, you know, and they will think if we are silent, that means we are weak, that means we have, you know, admitted defeat, but that's not always the case, okay?
Just because you can speak does not mean you should, okay? Because timing is everything, right? There's a time to keep silence and a time to speak.
to reveal truth and bring justice.
Proverbs 15, look at verse 28.
Proverbs 15, verse number 28, the Bible says,
the heart of the righteous, don't miss this,
studyeth to answer.
That's why we should not be saying things
before knowing all the details, right?
The Bible says the heart of the righteous
studyeth to answer.
Because we need to make sure we are answering the right thing right and not just speak whatever comes into our mind
But the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things
See if someone asks you something that you don't know how to answer don't make up an answer
Study to answer get back to them later. Okay as they choose wise words
Don't pour out evil things
Gossips and things that are not even conclusive
You are basically, you know, encouraging people to, you know, imagine all these things that's not starting yet.
Go to Matthew chapter 12. Matthew chapter number 12.
The Lord Jesus Christ did not, he was not hasty to speak. He waited.
In fact, he pretended that he was not even hearing from them.
Matthew 12 verse 14 the Bible says then the Pharisees went out
held a counsel against him, against Jesus, how they might destroy him. So here we
have the Pharisees want to kill Jesus, want to destroy him. Notice verse
number 15. But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from this and
great multitudes followed him and he healed them all. Jesus Christ did not meet
You know speak up right because again in the Bible. There's a season for everything a time to keep silence and a time to speak a
Time to issue a public statement and a time to withdraw ourselves. Okay, because
Because we don't have to
Say everything that comes into our mind
And that's usually a bad, a foolish act, okay?
We don't have to express every emotion on social media.
Just because you are angry,
and you don't have to post that, okay?
You don't have to say everything you are thinking,
especially online.
You don't have to respond just because someone provokes you.
You don't have to win every debate to be right with God.
You don't have to say it out loud to be heard by God, okay?
You don't have to react publicly to every single offense that people have done to you and
Most importantly that we don't have to be understood by men to be approved by God
Because ultimately
We need to be right in the sight of God and not in the sight of man because man may think we are being weak
Man may think that we are being you know silence equals defeat
But we should focus more on what God thinks
See if your answer if your speech yields foolishness evil things perverse
Communications then you will not be approved by man nor by God, right because sometimes silence
equals wisdom. Go back to John chapter 8. Go back to John chapter 8.
There are people and there are Christians nowadays. They will post every single emotion
they are feeling online. Every single offense that they've received, they will post online.
And that's foolish.
And that's really, really stupid because, you know, based on the Bible, if you're really wise, if you have knowledge, you will spare your words.
John chapter 8, look at verse number 6.
John chapter 8 verse 6, the Bible says,
have to accuse him, but he just stooped down and with his finger rolled on the ground as though he heard them not, okay?
Now we have the question that people always want to discuss. What was he writing, you know?
Jesus Christ stooped down and writing on the earth, writing on the ground, you know. What was he writing?
I have no idea because the Bible does not say it, okay?
We should not be dogmatic about it, but I do think we can speculate a little bit, you know, just to have some fun.
And theory number one is that Jesus Christ exposed the secret sins of each, you know,
of each Pharisee which caused them to leave one by one. Okay. That's the number one theory.
Look at verse number eight. In John chapter eight verse eight the Bible says
And again, he stooped down and rode on the ground, and they which heard it being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one.
Now, the problem of that theory is, notice in verse number nine, the Bible says, they which heard it, the Bible does not say they saw what Christ had written, okay?
Maybe it could be, you know, maybe it could be a combination between they heard Christ plus they saw what he wrote
But again, it's just a theory, you know Christ could be writing the secret sins of the Pharisees
But again, I don't think that's what directly caused him to leave one by one, one by one because in verse 9
The Bible says they left because they heard what Christ has said
and the second theory is
Jesus Christ actually wrote out the actual commandment in a
Leviticus 20 verse 10 which require both the man or the and the woman to be punished
I think he may have downed that to highlight their hypocrisy. Maybe again the Bible does not say that a
Third theory is Jesus did not actually write anything six significant
He was simply stalling
He was simply want to show them just to avoid their trap. Okay, maybe maybe he could be writing just random random things
Theory number 4, Jesus wrote the names of the accusers just to fulfill Jeremiah 17, verse
number 13.
Because in Jeremiah 17, 13, the Bible says, O Lord, the hope of Israel, all that forsake
thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth."
Again, maybe...
I don't think that...
I don't think that verse is directly prophesying that, but again, he could be writing the names
of the accusers, you know, theory number five is Christ might have been written something
about the Roman law just to remind them that, you know, it's not a law of the land, okay?
Again, there are different possible theories, the Bible does not say that, let's not, you
But even if we don't know exactly what he wrote, we can learn something from it because
sometimes the most powerful message is not spoken aloud but written by the finger of
God.
Because Jesus Christ did not have to shout or argue because truth and conviction spoke
louder than debate.
Just like the Ten Commandments, when God writes, it carries authority, judgment, and grace all at once, right?
Sometimes the most powerful message is not spoken aloud but written by the Word of God because the Bible is powerful.
Lastly, point number four, the gospel illustrated.
The gospel illustrated.
Look at verse number 10, John chapter eight, verse 10.
The Bible says, when Gius had lifted up himself
and saw none but the woman, he sat down to her, woman.
Where are those vine accusers?
Have no man condemned thee?
She said, no man, Lord, and Gius sat down to her,
neither do I condemn thee, go and sin no more.
By the way, verse 11 does not mean Jesus Christ has downed away with a death penalty.
Because in verse 11, Christ is teaching us that there's a perfect balance between salvation
and sanctification.
Because when Jesus Christ told this woman,
neither do I condemn thee,
he was actually expressing that he, Christ,
has the power to forgive sins, right?
Because only God can forgive sins, and Jesus Christ is God.
Neither do I condemn thee.
Go forward to Mark chapter number two.
Look at verse number 5 Mark chapter 2 verse 5
See here's why his answer is so wise because because he did not contradict with the Roman law nor
Nor Moses law the Christ just
The Christ simply illustrated the power that he alone can't forgive sins
Mark chapter 2 look at verse number 5
Bible says
When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy,
Son, thy saints be forgiven thee.
But there were certain of the scribes sitting there,
and reasoning in their hearts, why did this man thus speak blasphemies?
Who can forgive saints but God only?
But they did not know that Jesus Christ, he is God, right?
He has the power to forgive saints.
See, I can not tell you, hey, your sins are forgiven because I'm not God.
But Jesus Christ said, the Christ can perfectly say, hey, your sins are forgiven because he
is God.
Neither do I condemn thee.
Your sin of adultery has been forgiven.
Acts 13, look at verse 38.
Acts 13 verse 38.
Be a known unto you there for man and brethren that through this man tongue about Jesus through this man is
Preach unto you the forgiveness of sins and by him all that believe are justified from all things
For which he could not be justified by the law of Moses see keeping the law will get no one safe, right?
Again, this is not Jesus Christ
Doing away with the death penalty. He's talking about the picture of salvation, right? You cannot be justified
Through the law of Moses, but you have to believe in Christ because once you believe you your sins are forgiven
Doesn't matter what thing it is, right? Even if the thing of adultery it can be forgiven if you are safe
Go to Romans chapter 8 Romans chapter number 8
The Bible says in Ephesians chapter 1, verse number 7,
in whom we have redemption through His blood,
how about the blood of Jesus Christ,
the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace.
Colossians 1.14 says,
in whom we have redemption through His blood,
even the forgiveness of sins.
See, only Jesus Christ can forgive our sins
because He is God.
Romans chapter 8, look at verse number 1.
Romans chapter 8 verse 1 the Bible says there is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ
Jesus the Bible is saying that if you are saved
no matter
No matter how much you have seen in the past
And and how much you will sin in the future you will never be condemned to hell
There is no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus.
You will never go to hell.
Again, it's not about death penalty.
It's talking about heaven or hell.
Your sins are forgiven me, neither do I condemn thee.
If you believe in me, I will not condemn you to hell because of your sin.
Now go to John chapter number 3.
See, the word condemnation is often referring to eternity in hell, not about, you know,
sparing from physical punishment, okay?
We may receive damnation of the flesh, but say people will not be condemned to hell.
John chapter 3, look at verse number 16, the most famous verse in the Bible, John 3, 16.
The Bible says for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that was a very believable in him
He should not perish but have everlasting life notice verse number 17
For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world
But that the world through him might be saved notice the opposite of the condemnation and that is salvation right God sent
The Son of God, Jesus Christ, not to condemn the world, because God is not willing that any should perish,
but that the world through Him might be saved.
The opposite of salvation is condemnation to hell.
Look at verse number 18.
He that believed on Him is not condemned to hell, but he that believed with naught.
is condemned already because he had not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
If you don't believe in Christ, you are condemned already. You will receive this condemnation.
But if you are in Christ Jesus, you will have no condemnation.
No matter what you do, you will never be condemned to hell, okay?
So once you are saved, all of your sins are forgiven.
and you are given eternal life, meaning you will never go to hell, no matter what you do.
That's what the Bible says.
However, let me also say this.
In Jesus Christ, die for your eternal death in hell, not your physical death.
Jesus Christ did not die for your physical death. That's why Jesus Christ went to hell for three days and three nights
Right because he paid for your eternal death in hell not your physical death because Romans 13 is still in the Bible
Because the Old Testament moral laws are still in effect, right?
and the government should still enforce capital punishment and
You know God can still kill Christians
Christians, and to take you to heaven for being a wicked Christian, right?
You know, you might be a sheep, but God might still put you to sleep.
Take you to heaven early, right?
As my new buddy, Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith said,
capital punishment is a pro-life thing because it protects the innocent life.
I say amen to that.
You know, how can you not support capital punishment and that's an unloving thing
to say
Micah also says
Micah also said it's incredibly unloving to let the wolves roam free
And you wonder why you know and you wonder why are the sheep gone a good shepherd protects the sheep and kill the wolves
Amen to that right how can you?
How can you be loving if you are just letting the wolves killing all the sheep?
That's not a good shepherd and the government is supposed to be a good shepherd by killing the wolves and protect the sheep
Michael is great on those points, right?
He also said that you can
You can enforce that penalty in a loving way. How is that possible?
You can enforce death penalty in a loving way because we can share the gospel with the people who are on the death row
So even though they will receive their punishment in this life physically
But they will go to heaven in their afterlife
You can absolutely enforce the death penalty in a loving way. Share the gospel with them, right?
If a murderer is on, you know, it's about to be killed
Hey, share the gospel with him. If an adult is about to be killed share the gospel with them
So they can enter into eternity with glory, even though they are receiving a physical punishment.
Look 23, look at verse 39.
Look 23, verse 39.
The Bible says,
And one of the male factors which have hand-railed on him,
Saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
By the way, when Christ was crucified,
You know, there are there were two more people two more, you know sinners will crucify with him one of them
You know real them Christ
But look at what look at verse 140, but the other
Here, you know, this person is commonly known as a thief on the cross.
But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, does not thou fear God?
Seeing thou art in the same condemnation. And we indeed, justly, for we receive the due rewards of our deeds.
But this man, talking about Jesus, had downed nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus,
Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. He is essentially praying the sinner's prayer, right?
And the Lord saved me, look at verse number 43, and Jesus said unto him,
Verily I say unto thee, Today shall thou be with me in paradise.
So this thief on the cross, he was saved, because he asked Jesus Christ to save him.
He acknowledged that Jesus Christ, he is God, right? He cannot save himself.
And Christ said, Hey, today you will be with me in heaven in paradise.
By the way, this thief on the cross still died physically on the cross.
that is going to heaven.
So we can absolutely enforce the dead penalty
in a loving way.
Hey, share the gospel with them.
So if they are killed physically,
they can enter into eternity with God.
Because salvation does not exclude you
from earthly punishment,
because say people can still commit crimes.
Say people still have the flesh, say people can still commit murder, say people can still commit adultery,
say people can still be into idolatry, right?
Just read Romans chapter number five, the works of the flesh. There are many works of the flesh, witchcraft,
emulation, all kind of wicked things.
Because if there's no physical punishment, then it will basically be like an anarchy, which the Bible speaks against. There has to be, you know, laws.
There has to be order, right?
Go to Titus chapter 2.
Titus chapter 2.
So Jesus Christ did not do away with the dead kind of tea.
He was simply expressing his power to forgive sins, you know?
But Jesus Christ did not only forgive her of her sins.
because he also told her to go and sin no more.
Because God does not want us to just be saved.
Obviously, he wants you to be saved.
That's the first step.
But Jesus Christ also wants you to be sanctified, right?
You know, once you are saved,
hey, nothing can condemn you to hell,
but he also wants you to go and sin no more.
See, salvation says, neither do I condemn thee,
but sanctification says, go and sin no more.
Salvation says, come as you are, but sanctification says, don't stay as you were, amen.
Salvation says, Christ has paid for all of your sins, but sanctification says, now take up your cross daily, now die to yourself daily, now die to your flesh daily.
Salvation says, you are forgiven, but you know, but sanctification says, now be fruitful, now bear much fruit, right?
Salvation says, you are accepted by God, but sanctification says, now walk worthy of your calling.
Salvation says, entering by grace, sanctification says, continue in obedience.
We are supposed to obey God, we are supposed to keep His commandments.
Salvation says the blood of Christ has covered all of your sins.
But sanctification says the Word of God will cleanse your life.
Get into the Bible.
Salvation says Christ has died for you.
But sanctification says now go die to yourself.
Again, I'm not talking about suicide.
Die to your flesh. Deny your flesh. Deny the worldly lust.
Salvation says you are a new creature in the spirit.
Sanification says, now put off the old man. Now actually walk after the spirit.
Salvation says, you are not under the law, but under grace.
Sanification says, grace teaches us to deny ungodliness.
Salvation says, where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.
But sanctification says, shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? God forbid.
See, Jesus Christ is giving us a perfect picture between salvation and
sanctification.
How does chapter 2 look at verse number 11?
How does chapter 2 verse number 11?
The Bible says,
For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. God wants you to be saved.
That, you know, it's through the grace of God, but don't miss verse number 12.
teaching us that. The grace of God teaches us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lust,
we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world.
See, once you are saved, hey, you will not be condemned to hell, but Christ also wants you to go and say no more, to deny ungodliness, to deny worldly lust, and to live righteously and godly in this world, so it can be a good testimony of Christ.
If the government does not put the criminals to death,
if the government does not put the adulterers to death,
then my message to the adulterer is go and say no more.
Don't do that again. Don't commit adultery again.
Go to Psalm 85.
So I say point number one, the Pharisee's trap, point number two, the law of the land, point number three, the wisdom of Jesus, point number four, the gospel illustrated.
So what's the point of the sermon? Don't twist grace into lawlessness.
Okay, just because Jesus Christ paid for your eternal death in hell does not mean that Jesus Christ has paid for your physical death on this earth.
Jesus Christ did not die for your earthly punishment.
Jesus Christ did not die for your imprisonment.
Jesus Christ did not die for the physical death penalty.
He died for your eternity in hell.
Do not twist grace into lawlessness.
But also don't be a hypocritical enforcer of the law.
We need actual justice.
We don't want the innocent to be to be put to death. Okay, we want actual criminals to be to be killed
and
Also, don't rush to speak when God calls you to discern and be silent
Okay, be slow to speak be swift to hear
But also let's not forget that God's mercy and God's holiness are are never in conflict
God is a loving God
But God is also a holy God
These two things are not in conflict. These two things are not contradicting each other because both of these things were seen at a cross
You're in Psalm 85. Let's look at verse number 10. This is the verse the week Psalm 85 verse 10
The Bible says mercy and truth are met together
righteousness and peace have kissed each other. I
heard someone put this in a beautiful way that you know
The cross is a perfect picture between a perfectly just God and a perfectly loving God at a perfect
Intersection and that and that intersection is the cross because
Because the blood of Christ has to be shed right the body of Christ has to be broken. That is justice
But he also offered us grace which bring it on to salvation
That's mercy and truth are met together at the cross because God's mercy and God's holiness are never in conflict
These two things exist at the same time
So so if you are saved, let's live a sanctified life and meet for the master's use
You know your sins will never condemn you condemn me to hell. Hey both remember go and sing no more
And if you have committed some terrible sins in the past, remember Jesus Christ said go and sin no more.
Just don't do it, right?
If you have some baggage in your Christian life, just don't do that again.
Go and sin no more. Be sanctified.
Leave the past in the past, right?
If you deserve to be put to death, but you know you are not dead yet, go and sin no more.
Okay, leave the past behind.
But if you are not saved, you know, I don't assume anyone here, you know
Everyone here say if you have committed some bad things in the past if because you may not be an adulterer, right?
But you are still condemned without Christ because all have sin
But if you are saved
But you've been living a backslidden life, you know, you've been forgiven by the blood of Christ
But are you still living in sin?
And the message of Christ is, hey, neither do I condemn thee, but go and say no more.
And to all of us, let's learn from the wisdom of Christ that we should not compromise under pressure.
We should stand for truth just like Jesus Christ did, with bonus and wisdom, study to answer.
Sometimes it's okay to be quiet.
It's okay to wait for God's wisdom, but also be bold. Don't compromise. Let's close in a water prayer
Thank you all for this wonderful story
Well, I pray that we can get many more people saved this year still
But and I pray that the saints here will live a sanctified life that they will leave the past behind
That they will leave the baggage behind and that they will press forward
To live a holy sanctified life and a praises in Jesus name. Amen
Amen, thank you, man. Just essence on let's sing number 471 cleanse me number 471
Search me, oh God, and know my heart today.
Try me, oh Savior, know my thoughts I pray.
Some wicked way in me Clans me from every sin and set me free
Fulfill thy word and make me pure within.
Fill me with fire where once I burned with shame.
Grant my desire to
take my life and make it holy thine. Fill my poor heart with Thy great love divine.
and pride, I now surrender, Lord, in me abide.
Oh, holy ghost, revival comes from thee.
will supply our need. For blessing now, O Lord, I humbly plead." Amen. Brother Wayne,