Here is the most important fact you will ever believe; that is if you believe it personally:
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him. source
For God so loved (fill in your name) that He gave His one and only Son, that (fill in your name) believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. GOD did not send the Son into the world to condemn (fill in your name), but in order that (fill in your name) might be saved through Him.
First and the most important thing we need to know this Sunday Morning and every day: GOD Loves Us! Second. JESUS did not come here to condemn us; we were condemned and damned before He arrived ( in His GOD-MAN body) — He came to rescue us! There is a condition though. We have to say YES! Yes to admitting our condemnation, damnation and yes to His offer of salvation. So, if by His Grace you are hearing His offer being offered to you today . . . say Yes!
John 8: 10Straightening up, Yeshua said to her, “Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?”
11 “No one, Sir,” she said.
“Then neither do I condemn you,” Yeshua said. “Go, and sin no more.”source
We know the story, right? The woman was brought to Jesus by the Pharisees; not because they cared about her or her sins; they were there on an entrapment mission. Read again what happened when they all dropped their stones, from the oldest to the youngest, and walked away.
I think she was scared. Don’t you? I think she was waiting for the stinging and the bleeding to begin. It didn’t. Can we imagine her relief? Can we imagine her breathless, barely audible voice as she said: “No one, Sir.”?
Can we identify?
Yeshua stood between she and the stones. Is Jesus standing between you and a stoning? He is willing to, you know.
Romans 8:1 (CSB)8 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus,source
There’s a word in that verse I really don’t want us to miss!
NOW!
Because of Jesus, those IN Jesus are not condemned! And it’s not just some future time in the sweet bye and bye but today! NOW!
Today if we have exchanged our state of sin-ship for His righteousness we are today NOT condemned. Not condemned to hell. Not condemned to wrath. Not condemned to being an outcast. NOT Condemned!
That is good news!! And if you listen closely you will hear Him say: “you’re welcome.”
We are glad you are here; stay a while, look around, and be encouraged. We estimate there to be over 3,000 posts here at The White Stone Blog. Please know my hope is ALWAYS to help and NEVER harm. I have voiced many opinions and thoughts here since 2007 and by now I MAY NOT EVEN AGREE with all of them and some of my grammar and punctuation likely needs editing. But this is changeless: JESUS is our ONLY Savior and Hope. Do you KNOW Him?
