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Drop your stone // Largue sua pedra

Imagine if all our accusers dropped their stones!
Imagine se todos os nossos acusadores largassem as pedras!


Everybody knows the story of the woman who was caught in adultery and then Jesus said, “let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her” (John 8:7).

But what about this situation? Let’s see.
Who was that woman? Was she married? Was she a prostitute? Was she single?
If she was caught in adultery, where was the man? The law says to stone both of them, yet they just brought the woman. If we want to widen our interpretation of our days, who do you think would be that woman? Who that woman is representing? Only those who commit adultery? I don’t think so.  In my humble opinion I think that woman represents all people who are judged by their sins, whose sins are visible; sins that cannot be hidden and are easy to be judged. So, yes, we all sin, but there are those who cannot hide their sins.

After Jesus had said that, what happened? They started leaving one by one, beginning with the older ones. I still don’t get why the older ones were the first, but anyway. What do you think they were feeling when they started dropping the stones? I think they were ashamed; they took a quick look at their own lives and realize that they were being hypocrites for starters, then they saw their own sins.

Jesus stayed with the woman and, he said with love and compassion, because he knew her. He knew hers needs, he knew she had been suffering, all her life of rejection, or abandonment; maybe she was just hopeless, maybe the man had lied to her and she was a victim, maybe she had kids and no one else to help her, she was desperate for money or food, we don’t know her story, but He knew.


Finally, He told her “… Go, and from now on sin no more”. Shame that her accusers had left, and didn’t hear him say,   Sin No More.



What else can we learn from this:
We are all hypocrites. We are all sinners. We all judge. But let’s not be the first one to point a finger to other’s sins. Why do you care so much about people’s sins? Are you a law upholder? If you think that person has a problem, you can help that person with love, wisdom, humbleness, and gentleness. Knowing that you are no better than the person. You are just as a sinner as the person is.

If you have too many problems of your own, don’t waste your time pointing fingers, or trying to fix others’ problems. Go fix your own first with Jesus. Sin no More my friend. Leave behind your sinful nature, your sinful life. Do not compare your sins with others’ sins. You are no better, neither are they.

Anyone of us, no matter if you are a prostitute, a junky, a drunk, no matter how visible or invisible your sins are, Jesus is telling you Go and from now on sin no more. You know your own sins; we all know our own sins. Let allow His words sink in our heart “Go, from now on SIN NO MORE”. It is your choice.

Todo mundo conhece a história da mulher que foi pega em adultério, e então Jesus disse: “Aquele que não tem pecado, atire a primeira pedra” (João 8:7).

Mas e daí toda essa situação? Vamos ver.
Quem era essa mulher? Era casada? Era prostituta? Era solteira?
Se ela foi pega em adultério, onde estava o homem? A lei dizia que tinham que apedrejar os dois, e mesmo assim só trouxeram a mulher. Se nós queremos ampliar nossa interpretação para nossos dias, quem vocês acham que seria essa mulher? Quem ela estaria representando? Somente as que cometem adultério? Eu acho que não. Na minha humilde opinião eu penso que aquela mulher representa todas as pessoas que são julgadas pelos seus pecados, aqueles pecados que são visíveis; pecados que não podem ser escondidos e são facilmente julgados. Então, sim, todos nós pecados, mas há aqueles que não conseguem esconder seus pecados.

Depois de Jesus ter dito isso, o que aconteceu? Eles começaram a ir embora, um por um, começando pelos mais velhos. Eu ainda não entendo por que os mais velhos foram primeiro, mas enfim. O que você acha que eles estavam sentindo quando deixaram cair suas pedras? Eu acho que eles estavam envergonhados, eles deram uma olhada rápida nas suas próprias vidas e perceberam que eles estavam sendo hipócritas para começar, então eles viram seus próprios pecados.

Jesus ficou com a mulher e ele disse com amor e compaixão, porque ele a conhecia. Ele conhecia suas necessidades, ele sabia de todo o seu sofrimento, de sua vida de rejeição ou de abandono; talvez ela já estava sem esperança, talvez o homem tinha mentido para ela, e ela era a vítima, talvez ela estava desesperada por dinheiro ou comida, nós não sabemos da história dela, mas Ele sabia.

Finalmente Ele lhe disse: “... vá, e não peques mais”.  Uma vergonha que os acusadores dela tinham partido, e não ouviram o que Jesus disse – Não peques mais.


O que mais nós podemos aprender:
Todos nós somos hipócritas. Todos nós somos pecadores. Todos nós julgamos. Mas não sejamos os primeiros a apontar o dedo para os pecados dos outros. Por que você se incomoda tanto com o pecado dos outros? Você é um defensor da lei? Se você acha que a pessoa tem um problema, você pode ir lá e ajudar a pessoa com amor, sabedoria, humildade e gentileza. Sabendo que você não é melhor que essa pessoa. Você é tão pecador quanto a pessoa.

Se você tem muitos problemas, não desperdice seu tempo apontando dedo, ou tentando consertar os problemas dos outros. Vá consertar seus próprios problemas com Jesus. Não peques mais meu amigo. Deixe para trás sua natureza pecaminosa, sua vida de pecado. Não compare seus pecados com os dos outros. Você não é melhor, nem eles são melhores.

Qualquer um de nós, não importa se você é uma prostituta, um drogado, um bêbado; não importa quão visível ou invisível sejam seus pecados, Jesus está dizendo, “de agora em diante, não peques mais”. Você conhece seus próprios pecados, nós todos conhecemos. Permitamos que as palavras de Jesus penetrem nos nossos corações: “De agora em diante, vá e não peques mais”. A escolha é sua.


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